Thread: Four Brit 'drug smugglers' are paraded by Thai cops

A few pointing fingers there

Some of them have had very hard lives judges by their ages and pics

Yes, it looks like life has already battered them. A few years in a Thai prison will age them even more quickly. Silly fools.

^ decent thread that!

Lucky people. They were transporting through Singapore. Anyone who thinks Singapore does not screen transit bags has been smoking too much of their own product. Singapore would have executed them for that weight of drugs.

These twits seem to be good candidates for the title of most stupid British person alive today. I hope the cops can get hold of the jaidum dude who organized all this.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Lucky people. They were transporting through Singapore. Anyone who thinks Singapore does not screen transit bags has been smoking too much of their own product. Singapore would have executed them for that weight of drugs.

Absolutely crazy. What criminal mastermind planned this? The guy with the money probably, who certainly was not amongst those arrested and will be wanting his cash back. They might be safer in a Thai jai than back in the East End.

All four of them. Hang on:
Police detained the baggage owners, identified as Antony Paul Mudd, 62, from London, Billy Daniel Harman, 36, from Newham, Philip Edward Goldstone, 63, from West Ham, and John George Canning, 34, from London.
Plus Ms. Bose Esther Fakuade, 26, "one of the four Brits".
Erm, that makes five.

A British man who was a head of an international cannabis smuggling gang was arrested at a pier on Samui Island on Monday (March 17th) with 165 Kg of Cannabis Flower Seized.

The Surat Thai Immigration told the Phuket Express that the investigation of previous cases continued. On March 17th, a foreign national had brought suitcases from a hotel in the Maenam area. The suspect, identified only as Mr. DARRYL, 30, British national, was reportedly staying at the hotel with many large suitcases stored in the room. The hotel reported the man and his associates’ suspicious behavior to authorities.

Immigration officers tracked the individual to a nearby ferry pier. Police revealed their identity and requested to inspect the suitcases loaded in a van. They found 10 large suitcases. Each suitcase contained dried cannabis flowers. The van driver admitted to being hired by a foreign man to transport the suitcases from Samui to Bangkok.


During the luggage loading process at the hotel, Mr. DARRYL was observed managing the bags and helping to load them onto the van. He even traveled with the van to the ferry pier, supervising the operation.

Authorities discovered that the plan to export the cannabis flowers via Samui Airport had failed due to tightened airport security. Consequently, the smugglers altered their plan, redirecting the shipment back to Bangkok for further attempts.


Relevant authorities then arrested Daryl, identified as the leader of a gang smuggling cannabis flowers abroad, at the pier on Samui Island. The operation follows stricter controls at Samui Airport.

Cannabis is decriminalized in Thailand but exporting it without a license is illegal, and as cannabis use remains mostly illegal in the UK there has been an increase in attempted smuggling of marijuana there.

British Leader of International Cannabis Smuggling Gang Arrested at Samui Pier - The Phuket Express

Why do the Thai police even bother to make an arrest for exporting without a license? It would make more sense to make a call to the country where the dope was coming in and let them handle it in a place where it is actually illegal.

Probably because Thailand doesn't want to be viewed as a proxy supplier, it's a slippery slope.
There's been loads of cases recently of people trying to smuggle out, the tip of the iceberg methinks.
Loads are getting through.

What I want to say is that it is a waste of resources for Thailand which doesn’t have as much money as the UK for prosecution or imprisonment. These are British people doing something against UK law and will prosecuted in Thailand for what may be just a civil charge.

Should have allowed them to fly, but notified the singapore authorities.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Probably because Thailand doesn't want to be viewed as a proxy supplier, it's a slippery slope.
There's been loads of cases recently of people trying to smuggle out, the tip of the iceberg methinks.
Loads are getting through.

I would think just about any country now expects a large number of the more intellectually challenged travelling from Thailand to have at least some weed or weed-related products about their person or their luggage.

A recently arrived pal was bemoaning his hotel having banned the smoking of weed on its premises until I last night showed him the dazzling array of gummies and cookies on offer.

I have a dull life. Just Leo and Archa when I'm in Thailand.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I would think just about any country now expects a large number of the more intellectually challenged travelling from Thailand to have at least some weed or weed-related products about their person or their luggage.

A recently arrived pal was bemoaning his hotel having banned the smoking of weed on its premises until I last night showed him the dazzling array of gummies and cookies on offer.

That's the problem. It's for sale everywhere but you're not allowed to bloody smoke it anywhere!

Originally Posted by Joe 90

There's been loads of cases recently

I see what you did there , very clever!

Just popped up on one of our local Thai news groups that they caught five foreigners trying to leave Chiang Mai with a total of 120Kg.

Fucking muppets the lot of them.

Originally Posted by david44

I see what you did there , very clever!

Yeah, he didn’t mean that.

Sadly no pointing.

The 5th Region Police has announced the arrest of three British men and two US women in possession of 120kgs (distributed between their bags) in suitcases at Chiang Mai International Airport.

The group were to travel via Singapore, to Gatwick and then onto Brussels Airport.

Three Brits and two Americans arrested for 120kg of marijuana at CNX airport - Chiang Mai Citylife CityNews

What's with the drug mules risking travelling through Singapore? They should have got a lawful job if they're so ill-informed about the world.

Originally Posted by 39TG

What's with the drug mules risking travelling through Singapore? They should have got a lawful job if they're so ill-informed about the world.

They would be in transit through Singapore with their luggage checked to the final destination. Still a chance but lessened for sure.

i make that £463 per ounce, thats some expensive shit

Originally Posted by aging one

They would be in transit through Singapore with their luggage checked to the final destination. Still a chance but lessened for sure.

You can bet your last dollar that Singapore screens transit bags.

It's unlikely imo.