British man arrested in Chiang Mai for allegedly overstaying visa, abusing 'ice'

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British man arrested in Chiang Mai for allegedly overstaying visa, abusing 'ice'

By The Nation 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A British tourist was arrested in Chiang Mai's Kamphaeng district on Wednesday night for allegedly abusing crystal meth and overstaying his visa.
 

Police arrested Benjamin John Soulsby, 31, at his rented house in a housing estate in Tambon Tonpao following a tip from the house owner that his tenant appeared to be high on drugs.

 

Police found 0.95 grams of crystal meth in the house and a device for using the drug. Police suspected he flushed some drug down the toilet when they arrived.

 

Pol Col Pallop Siriyakul-na-Ayutthaya, deputy commander of the Immigration Police Division 5, said Soulsby entered Thailand on September last year and his visa expired on October 8, last year.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30359501

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-29

[yussiesamui]

He was abusing ice, what would be the correct way to use it?

[bluesofa]

28 minutes ago, yussiesamui said:

He was abusing ice, what would be the correct way to use it?

Talk to it gently and place it carefully in the glass with your drink?

[balo]

Deport deport deport , good guys in , bad guys out! 

 

[Vacuum]

2 hours ago, yussiesamui said:

He was abusing ice, what would be the correct way to use it?

Perhaps he was smoking it (if that's what you do with this drug) with one of those illegal vapor thingies.

[happy chappie]

Most of my villid burn it on silver foil,I think it's called chase the dragon.most nights the villid looks like loy kratong.myself I like it in the morning on me corn flakes.what an unhealthy life this man must of had.hiding out in a room on the run from immo and sending himself paranoid.its probably the best thing that could of happened to him.

[trainman34014]

Oxygen Thief; hope they boot him out as quickly as possible.

[lemonjelly]

Poor lad, looks like he made a couple of wrong choices, just hope he doesn’t get a draconian prison sentence and makes it home ok.

[observer90210]

There are enough local native drug addicts in Thailand, so obviously the country really does not need any more imported from falang land !

 

Wish the lad a safe journey back home for rehab,  paid with the taxpayers money naturally.

 

[from the home of CC]

24 minutes ago, happy chappie said:

Most of my villid burn it on silver foil,I think it's called chase the dragon.most nights the villid looks like loy kratong.myself I like it in the morning on me corn flakes.what an unhealthy life this man must of had.hiding out in a room on the run from immo and sending himself paranoid.its probably the best thing that could of happened to him.

I agree, this guy was wired and the only way it was going to end was badly. Hopefully he leaves this nightmare in S.E. Asia (when he's done paying his dues here) when he returns to the U.K. The eventual deportation could be a life saver if he takes advantage of this wake up call, though I'm sure he's not viewing these events positively presently.

[smokie36]

With less than a gram of crystal meth I wonder if they will even bother prosecuting and just send him to Bangkok for deportation and a 10 year ban on entry?

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, balo said:

Deport deport deport , good guys in , bad guys out! 

 

Almost every Thai youth uses it, he just went a bit too Thaier than you.

[jspill]

3 hours ago, yussiesamui said:

He was abusing ice, what would be the correct way to use it?

These things do have medical uses, when it was invented it was a treatment for narcolepsy & asthma. In WWII it was then used to keep soldiers awake. 

 

Abuse is any abnormal use, i.e. for recreation.

[BritManToo]

53 minutes ago, happy chappie said:

Most of my villid burn it on silver foil,I think it's called chase the dragon.

Chasing the Dragon is heroin. When I was in high school (1970s) it was very popular among teen girls (in the toilets).

As the smoke rolls across the foil, it looks like a dragon (allegedly).

Edited November 29, 2018 by BritManToo

[Crash999]

2 hours ago, balo said:

Deport deport deport , good guys in , bad guys out! 

 

That’s what happens when the immigration department is run by Daleks. 

[Destiny1990]

How they know he flushed so stuff?

[bristolgeoff]

Maybe the landlord wanted his house back and knew he was a overstayed and used drugs.also his deposit lost now.should have kept his nose clean

[soalbundy]

2 hours ago, roo860 said:

Hang him, jail him, cut his balls off with a pair of rusty chop sticks!
Oops, sorry wrong topic!

Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

A bit harsh, he isn't even Welsh.

[Vacuum]

21 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

How they know he flushed so stuff?

They don't, just face saving. They were hoping to find a large amount of drugs that they could display on a table for the photo opp. In this case, they'd have to rustle up a microscope for the press people.

[NextStationBangkok]

How did police measured the 0.95 grams precisely ?

[Blue Muton]

28 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

How they know he flushed so stuff?

They don't, which is why the report states that they merely suspect he did.

[kannot]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

na-Ayutthaya

coincidence high position eh?

[Blue Muton]

3 minutes ago, NextStationBangkok said:

How did police measured the 0.95 grams precisely ?

 

[wombat]

1 hour ago, jspill said:

These things do have medical uses, when it was invented it was a treatment for narcolepsy & asthma. In WWII it was then used to keep soldiers awake. 

 

Abuse is any abnormal use, i.e. for recreation.

and there you have our mindset......abnormal is recreational .......normal is for making people better killing machines.........pmsl

 

[Kieran00001]

5 hours ago, yussiesamui said:

He was abusing ice, what would be the correct way to use it?

 

It was invented as a decongestant.

[Sparkles]

In my home country, Austalia, its the yearly "schoolies celebration" where 1,000's of school leavers either go to the Gold Coast or Bali.They drink less alcohol than they used to as drugs are far cheaper and faster acting.Dozens have been admitted to hospitals some may have died.TV Coverage shows so many off their face.

Saddens me but the pushers are coming up with new varieties all the time and only the mules seem to get caught.

 

This guy should obviously be working. Hope he gets home and gets professional help 

[Kieran00001]

2 hours ago, jspill said:

These things do have medical uses, when it was invented it was a treatment for narcolepsy & asthma. In WWII it was then used to keep soldiers awake. 

 

Abuse is any abnormal use, i.e. for recreation.

 

So, by your definition, having a social drink with family is alcohol abuse.

 

Epidemiologists define the term drug use as being experimentation or irregular use and define drug abuse as being regular and/or compulsive use.

 

 

[Jimbo1964]

Ice is a destroyer of lives. Both to the user and their families. Very few ever kick the habit.

[cleopatra2]

1 hour ago, bristolgeoff said:

Maybe the landlord wanted his house back and knew he was a overstayed and used drugs.also his deposit lost now.should have kept his nose clean

Is the landlord being prosecuted for allowing  illegal alien staying at his property

[mo3s]

Ever wondered why your Thai mail doesn't arrive? Ice might explain it .. ????