Popular Post webfact Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 29-year-old Jamie Louis Swain from Enfield, North London, could face up to twenty years in a Thai prison after reportedly being caught with cocaine hidden in his passport. Swain was arrested at Phuket International Airport on his arrival from an Etihad Airways flight on Thursday night. An immigration officer discovered a small plastic bag filled with white powder in Swain’s passport during routine checks for visa stamping. Authorities confirmed the substance was 0.42 grams of cocaine. Swain's questionable reaction to the discovery led to a further search of his luggage. Swain was charged with importing and possessing category II narcotics, namely cocaine, a violation of Thailand's Narcotics Act. This crime could lead to a maximum sentence of 20 years to life in jail, along with a fine between 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 Baht (£43,000 to £108,000). In addition to this, cocaine possession is punishable with up to five years or up to a 100,000 Baht (£2,000) fine in Thailand. Swain's case has been turned over to Sakhu Police Station for further legal action. Picture courtesy of Thai Examiner -- 2024-05-04 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 3 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 (edited) Possibly ruined his life for what? What a total tool. Edited May 4 by bkk6060 5 3 1 3 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 555 just how stupid can one get, hiding(?) it in a Passport then going through Immigration 4 1 3 29 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 13 minutes ago, webfact said: Authorities confirmed the substance was 0.42 grams of cocaine. I used to bang half gram lines for fun! what an idiot. he should have gone to the bog on his flight and finished it off before he landed! 1st class muppet. bob. 3 1 4 1 3 2 8 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 7 minutes ago, JoePai said: 555 just how stupid can one get, hiding(?) it in a Passport then going through Immigration He doesn't look the sharpest knife in the drawer 2 1 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JimTripper Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 (edited) i am a simp Edited May 4 by JimTripper 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2long Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 Five posts so far and none of them Brit bashing! Maybe the usual suspects are still in bed with their long time katoeys from a Friday night on the sauce! 😉🤭 1 6 1 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 5 minutes ago, 2long said: Five posts so far and none of them Brit bashing! Maybe the usual suspects are still in bed with their long time katoeys from a Friday night on the sauce! 😉🤭 Gottfrid will be along soon, when the care home nurse let's him have his phone back. 1 2 1 22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 39 minutes ago, webfact said: Swain's questionable reaction to the discovery led to a further search of his luggage. What an informative story............... Sounds crazy to me in his Passport? Sounds fishy to me. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 (edited) 48 minutes ago, webfact said: An immigration officer discovered a small plastic bag filled with white powder in Swain’s passport during routine checks for visa stamping. Authorities confirmed the substance was 0.42 grams of cocaine. Swain's questionable reaction to the discovery led to a further search of his luggage. how many times was his passport checked during his commute, he must be 10 cards short of a full deck or there is some other more sinister explanation for this, Phuket is not a place I would want to visit right now considering the seemingly active effort to by law enforcement to pick on farangs right now, I'd be giving it a very wide birth right now, who puts a small bag of illegal drugs in the pages of their passport and then hands it to immigration police at an airport ....................... think about it - seriously Edited May 4 by smedly 3 2 1 3 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 3 minutes ago, smedly said: Phuket is not a place I would want to visit right now considering the seemingly active effort to by law enforcement to pick on farangs right now, I'd be giving it a very wide birth right now I don't know that this qualifies as 'picking on farangs' - the IO doesn't have an option in this instance She'll have this story forever "Did I ever tell you about the time an Englishman gave me his cocaine?" A: "Yes only about a thousand times" [a wide berth] 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GammaGlobulin Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 Less than 500 milligrams is really not that much. I have a few capsules of 500 milligrams of amoxicillin on my desk at the moment. And they are hardly even noticeable among the clutter. There must have been far more convenient places to carry 500 milligrams of a white powder, without resorting to one's passport for safekeeping. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 9 minutes ago, smedly said: how many times was his passport checked during his commute, he must be 10 cards short of a full deck or there is some other more sinister explanation for this, Phuket is not a place I would want to visit right now considering the seemingly active effort to by law enforcement to pick on farangs right now, I'd be giving it a very wide birth right now, who puts a small bag of illegal drugs in the pages of their passport and then hands it to immigration police at an airport ....................... think about it - seriously What have you got to hide? Literally millions visit Phuket every year without getting arrested. Only the druggies, the crims, the drunken fighters and the chronically stupid are getting in trouble. 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 “If you want to hang out , you got to take her out Cocaine” ! Lucky for him it wasn’t Malaysia. Stupid people! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 Thats like taking coal to Newcastle, bring that here 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lemonjelly Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 What’s with the UK barbers? All the young Brit lads I see nowadays have awful hairstyles 3 1 1 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr Meeseeks Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 Looks like a chav. Guilty! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dddave Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, JoePai said: 555 just how stupid can one get, hiding(?) it in a Passport then going through Immigration He was traveling with the brother of a Reddit poster on one of the Thailand forums. According to him, it was probably from a previous trip and happened to be in the carry-on bag pocket where he put his passport. I once had a condom lodge in my PP the same way. I was fortunate to notice it before I handed it over. 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 35 minutes ago, smedly said: how many times was his passport checked during his commute, he must be 10 cards short of a full deck or there is some other more sinister explanation for this, Phuket is not a place I would want to visit right now considering the seemingly active effort to by law enforcement to pick on farangs right now, I'd be giving it a very wide birth right now, who puts a small bag of illegal drugs in the pages of their passport and then hands it to immigration police at an airport ....................... think about it - seriously An idiot, he broke down when it was found. In the loo of the plane doing a last line before landing. Did not pick the right place to stash it on exiting the bathroom and got done. No, was that was slipped in by an immigration officer. Think about it- seriously. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yagoda Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, bob smith said: I used to bang half gram lines for fun! bob. The aftereffects are real 1 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 5 minutes ago, marin said: slipped in by an immigration officer. Think about it- seriously. It wouldn't be the first time that has happened. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 9 minutes ago, marin said: An idiot, he broke down when it was found. In the loo of the plane doing a last line before landing. Did not pick the right place to stash it on exiting the bathroom and got done. No, was that was slipped in by an immigration officer. Think about it- seriously. source ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chris Daley Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 This has to be a prank. His mates must be feeling bad now. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Paulson Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Solid idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 15 minutes ago, dddave said: He was traveling with the brother of a Reddit poster on one of the Thailand forums. According to him, it was probably from a previous trip and happened to be in the carry-on bag pocket where he put his passport. Plausible 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 4 minutes ago, smedly said: source ? Todays Post, cant link it here. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woof999 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 At least the drug test result matches his shirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANSIAM Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Vertical bars, no air conditioning.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pomchop Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 He'll fit right in with a lot of "rocket scientists" that arrive in Thailand every day. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BE88 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Suspicious because he doesn't seem intelligent, indeed yes😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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