The Idiots trying to smuggle cannabis from Thailand Thread

[harrybarracuda]

I have a feeling this will be updated regularly.

A couple have been charged with trying to smuggle cannabis valued at £1million into the UK after being stopped at Heathrow Airport.


Sian Warren, 34, and Daniel McDonald, 36, were on their way back from Thailand when officers from the National Crime Agency reportedly found more than 51kg of cannabis in their luggage. It is understood that the drug was in four cases that the pair were carrying. They appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court where they have been charged with importing Class B drugs and have been bailed under curfew ahead of a plea hearing on June 26 at Isleworth Crown Court.

Brit couple found with PS1m of cannabis in luggage in latest '''drug mule''' fears - The Mirror

[cyrille]

Shame you missed the Arsenal idiot.

[BLD]

Probably better for those daft fuckos to get sprung in the UK rather than Thailand

[armstrong]

They're all at it.

[BLD]

Nasty kunt that jay dude for sure

[klong toey]

Nasty kunt that jay dude for sure

He is a Gooner.

[harrybarracuda]

He is a Gooner.

Was - a long time ago.

[harrybarracuda]

Operation Chaophraya

Thai Customs have introduced stricter screening measures at the border which has led to over 800 cannabis smugglers being intercepted between October 2024 and March 2025, the Home Office said.
More than nine tonnes of cannabis were seized by Thai authorities over the same period.

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Separately, the Home office intercepted £6m of cannabis from passengers at Bangkok Airport in a joint operation that saw Border Force and the National Crime Agency (NCA) officers stationed in Thailand.
Since Operation Chaophraya began in July 2024, over 50 British nationals have been arrested in Thailand for attempted cannabis smuggling.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33zllk41z7o

[harrybarracuda]

A 21-year-old woman is being held by police in Germany after allegedly travelling with cannabis from Thailand.
Authorities in Germany say Cameron Bradford, from Knebworth in Hertfordshire, was stopped and arrested at Munich Airport on 22 April.
They told BBC Newsbeat she's still in custody there although it's unclear what the next stage of the process will be.

British tourist, 21, faces drug charges after Thailand holiday

[Joe 90]

Must be plenty getting through!

[DrWilly]

Are they all Brit’s?

[Salsa dancer]

Perhap's

[cyrille]

Are they all Brit’s?

It says a lot that you should even ask that.



Though Aussies seem to go more for the hardcore stuff like ICE.

[39TG]

Who is a Brit? The answer is contentious.

[cyrille]

Who tf is Australian, far more so.

But of course the 'dinghy' arrivals then were white and had firearms, so that helped clarify things.

[DrWilly]

It says a lot that you should even ask that.

It was rhetorical, but then again you knew that.

[cyrille]

Perhap's

......

[39TG]

Do they teach dope dealing in British schools? Why do these morons think this kind of international commerce is a good idea? Trying to rip off welfare systems risks less harsh sanctions. Perhaps they are too dumb to try that.

[Joe 90]

^ Good points!
Benefit fraud gang jailed over PS50m scam - BBC News

[39TG]

I'm guessing they'll be released within the next year or two. Not enough prison cells in Blighty. Mr. Starmer should discuss possible solutions with the American genius Mr. Trump.

[KWAN]

Drug packages burst inside man’s body at Bangkok airport
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3048000/drug-packages-burst-inside-mans-body-at-bangkok-airport

[harrybarracuda]

I'm surprised we haven't see a bogan or two arrested on arrival yet.

[harrybarracuda]

A couple that slipped under the radar, since Thailand wasn't named as source (although probably is).

May 18: Two arrested in Ghana

Two British citizens were arrested on the same day in "two successful operations", Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission said.

Brown-Frater Chyna Jade, a 23-year-old woman, was stopped en route to Gatwick by officers who claim they found 32 slabs of cannabis in her luggage.

Three people, including 19-year-old British national Owusu Williams Christian, were arrested after travelling from Dubai.

Authorities accused him of narcotics smuggling after finding almost 54 kilograms of cannabis in two suitcases.

[taxexile]

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-15/...drug-smuggling


The number of British citizens detained abroad over alleged drug smuggling has surged over the past few months, with one charity sounding the alarm over growing numbers of women affected.

Bella May Culley, Cameron Bradford and Charlotte May Lee have all made headlines for being locked up overseas. All are young women, all were arrested over alleged narcotics smuggling, and all recently travelled to Thailand.

It's a pattern which has come to the attention of Prisoners Abroad - a charity assisting Britons who are arrested and detained overseas.

The charity said almost half of its new cases over the past year have involved arrests for drugs offences. Young Brits and British women make up the majority of these, involved in 62% and 65% respectively in 2024.

But just how many people from the UK are behind bars abroad for similar reasons - and what could happen to them?

What the data shows

Hundreds of British citizens are currently detained across the world, accused of narcotics smuggling offences.

Prisoners Abroad has told ITV News it is currently supporting 431 people around the globe who are facing drugs charges.

This includes 170 people in Europe, 72 behind bars in Asia, and 71 in jails in the Middle East.


According to Prisoners Abroad, the country with the most locked-up British citizens is the United Arab Emirates, where the charity is supporting some 51 inmates facing drugs charges.

There are fears social media platforms are being used to recruit young people into smuggling.

The UAE is followed by Spain and Australia, with 34 and 31 Brits behind bars respectively. In Thailand, there are 22 who have been detained over drugs charges, according to Prisoners Abroad's figures shared with ITV News.


Cases of British people being arrested and imprisoned abroad peaked in the year 2014 to 2015, Prisoners Abroad have said, with cases declining in subsequent years.

Instances hit a low during the pandemic, but the charity has reported a steady increase since, with total numbers of new cases of British people being detained over drugs charges increasing year-on-year since 2020.

Last year, this figure reached 243 new cases - up from 61 in the year 2020-2021.

"While the influx of recent high-profile cases can make this seem like a newly emerging issue, it's actually a pattern that's been materialising for several years," the charity told ITV News.

"If numbers continue as they are, it looks likely that we will see the highest number of drugs arrests for the first time since 2014-15, and the highest number of total new arrests since 2015-16."

A timeline of arrests

Prisoners Abroad has started working with 65 new cases of Britons held for alleged drug offences abroad since April 2025 alone.

Since the beginning of the year, a spate of similar incidents have hit the headlines, some taking place within days of each other.

January 21: Thomas Parker arrested in Bali

Thomas Parker, a 32-year-old electrician from Cumbria, was detained earlier this year after allegedly picking up a package from a motorbike driver in Bali, Indonesia.

Police accused him of acting suspiciously, before dropping it in a panic. A lab test later revealed it contained around a kilogram of MDMA.

He dodged the death penalty after investigators determined the package wasn't directly linked to him, and was sentenced to ten months imprisonment on May 27.

February 1: Three Brits arrested in Bali

Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 28, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 29, were arrested in Indonesia, after authorities accused them of smuggling cocaine in sachets of Angel Delight pudding mixture in their suitcases.

Phineas Ambrose Float, 31, was arrested two days later, after a sting operation set up by police in which the other two suspects handed the drug to him.


April 22: Cameron Bradford arrested in Munich

Cameron Bradford, 21, was stopped and detained by authorities at Munich Airport on her way back from Thailand.

She remains in custody in Germany after allegedly smuggling cannabis.

May 5: Two Brits arrested in Valencia

Spain's Guardia Civil arrested two British citizens who arrived from France after travelling to Thailand.

According to Spanish media, police found 33 kilograms of cannabis in their luggage after stopping the pair, who were "behaving suspiciously" in the airport.

May 11: Charlotte May Lee arrested in Sri Lanka, and Bella May Culley arrested in Georgia

Charlotte May Lee, from South London, was detained in Sri Lanka after police allegedly found £1.2 million of synthetic cannabis in the 21-year-old's suitcase after travelling from Thailand.

Meanwhile, Bella May Culley was arrested in Georgia during a separate incident, after authorities accused her of "illegally purchasing and storing a particularly large amount of narcotics".

They said up to 12 kilograms of cannabis was found in her luggage at Tbilisi airport.


May 18: Two arrested in Ghana

Two British citizens were arrested on the same day in "two successful operations", Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission said.

Brown-Frater Chyna Jade, a 23-year-old woman, was stopped en route to Gatwick by officers who claim they found 32 slabs of cannabis in her luggage.

Three people, including 19-year-old British national Owusu Williams Christian, were arrested after travelling from Dubai.

Authorities accused him of narcotics smuggling after finding almost 54 kilograms of cannabis in two suitcases.

May 27: A 79-year-old man arrested in Chile

A British man in his 70s was detained in Chile after travelling to the country from Mexico, police said.

They claim five kilograms of methamphetamine was found in the bottom compartment of a suitcase in his possession.

Why are numbers rising?

Prisoners Abroad has partially linked a "sudden explosion" of drugs-related arrests to a ripple effect from the Thai government's move to decriminalise cannabis in 2022.

"Some of this increase could be accounted for by the legalisation of cannabis for personal use in Thailand and the subsequent impact in other countries," it said.

"People leave Thailand with drugs and are later arrested in countries of onwards travel, where these drugs are illegal."

Following a recent spate of alleged smuggling cases involving tourists, Thailand's government is set to roll out stricter rules on the sale of cannabis, restricting sales to those with a prescription only.

More than 50 Brits have been detained in Thailand for allegedly attempting to smuggle cannabis since July 2024, according to a joint operation with UK authorities.

On British soil, there has been an "exponential increase" in the cannabis being found in airports, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said

Some 27 tonnes of the drug were seized in total, marking a five-fold increase on 2023.

A spike in arrests saw 460 passengers detained after travelling from Thailand in 2024, with 108 arriving from Canada and a further 63 coming from the US.

Despite many of the recent cases having links to Thailand, Prisoners Abroad told ITV News it may not be the only factor behind the recent explosion of drugs-related arrests.

"The quantities and frequency of these new cases suggest something wider at play," the charity said.

[Edmond]

Cambodia is close to Thailand.

Just a moment...

CIARAN CRELLIN and JORDAN HOGG, both British Nationals, Arrested in Cambodia at Airport with 36 Kilos of Marijuana after Leaving Thailand

[CAMBODIA NEWS] According to the family of the man on the right in the photograph, the two men from the UK traveling together, Ciaran Crellin and Jordan Hogg, were arrested at the Phnom Penh International Airport transporting 36 kilos of marijuana in their luggage (18 kilos in each of their bags).




Whoopsies.