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  • Thailand NewsBritish man’s Thai-high trip goes up in smoke at Manchester customs
    Bob ScottPublished: 11:40, 09 December 2024
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    British man’s Thai-high trip goes up in smoke at Manchester customs

    Another British man has been nabbed in a high-stakes arrest after being caught returning through Manchester Airport customs with two suitcases full of cannabis from Thailand. The alleged British drug mule, Ahmed Sohail, who claimed he went to Thailand to lose some weight, ended up losing much more than he bargained for. Stopped by eagle-eyed Border Force officials, the 26…

  • Thailand NewsPot luck: British dad’s £100k cannabis bust ends in jail sentence
    Bob ScottPublished: 15:19, 26 November 2024
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    Pot luck: British dad’s £100k cannabis bust ends in jail sentence

    A British dad of three has been sentenced to two years behind bars for an audacious attempt to smuggle nearly £100,000 (4.4 million baht) worth of cannabis from Thailand. The 42 year old British man, gripped by grief and desperation after the death of his girlfriend, confessed he took the illicit gamble in hopes of using the cash to reunite…