Crime Brit Caught with Cocaine Stash While Overstaying Visa on Samui

[webfact]

Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

A British man has been arrested on the idyllic island of Koh Samui after police discovered him in possession of cocaine and an expired visa.

 

The incident unfolded around 5pm on Wednesday, when local police spotted the man flouting traffic regulations on Chaweng beach. Despite attempting to evade capture, officers caught up with him on Wat Phang Bua-Sanam Bin Road, not far from the airport.

 

The man in question is 28-year-old Michael Philip Martin. Upon searching him, police found three sachets of cocaine weighing a total of 1.8 grams stashed in his shoulder bag. Martin was promptly detained and taken to Bor Phud police station for further investigation.

 

Martin confessed during questioning that he had purchased the cocaine from a Thai national in front of a Chaweng beach pub the previous night.

 

 

 

He revealed the going rate for his illicit purchases was 4,000 baht per sachet. Furthermore, police scrutiny of his passport uncovered that Martin's visa had expired the previous October.

 

He now faces charges for possession of a Category 2 narcotic drug and illegally overstaying his visa. This bust highlights the police's continued vigilance in clamping down on drug activities and visa violations to maintain law and order on the island.

 

As the legal proceedings unfold, Martin's case serves as a stark reminder of the importance of adhering to local laws for both residents and visitors in Thailand.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Bangkok Post 2025-04-24

 

 

 

[wildpuppet72]

4000 baht for 0.6 gram that sounds like Hella expensive 😂 

[Hamus Yaigh]

6 minutes ago, wildpuppet72 said:

4000 baht for 0.6 gram that sounds like Hella expensive

Like thats his main concern now.

[Hellfire]

Just now, Hamus Yaigh said:

Like thats his main concern now.

RTP will sodomize him now.

[Packer]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

police found three sachets of cocaine weighing a total of 1.8 grams stashed in his shoulder bag

 

But missed the 120 kilos wrapped around his waist. 

 

 

 

The Kate Moss Weight Loss diet obviously doesn't work for everyone. The Thai prison one might just though.

[smedly]

and how was he funding his iilegal stay in Thailand since October ?

 

hmmmm

[richard_smith237]

1 hour already - how have the Brit-bashers not jumped all over this already... 

 

They would usually be all over this like an 'Auntie' at an all you can eat shrimp buffet... 

 

... bet they'll pee a little when they read the headline... 

[chippendale]

42 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

RTP will sodomize him now.

 

Just a few days ago you were whining like an entitled cry baby about the hard floor in your prison cell during your well-deserved incarceration in Thailand. Now you're trying to act like a tough guy.

[tubby johnson]

47 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

RTP will sodomize him now.

 

Do you already miss the RTP's passionate and romantic rearing of you during your recent stay in prison?

[Hellfire]

6 minutes ago, chippendale said:

 

Just a few days ago you were whining like an entitled cry baby about the hard floor in your prison cell during your well-deserved incarceration in Thailand. Now you're trying to act like a tough guy.

 

Quite an opposite, I expressed my view of his perspectives and those are horrible.

 

[Purdey]

His family will be so proud of him. Anyone who has visited a Thai prison will know how bad they are. 25 to a cell? Yurgh.

[frank83628]

19 minutes ago, chippendale said:

 

Just a few days ago you were whining like an entitled cry baby about the hard floor in your prison cell during your well-deserved incarceration in Thailand. Now you're trying to act like a tough guy.

Haha, Beat me to it!!  although I zoned out of that boring novel length post very soon after he said he was over the limit. Boo hoo.

[Tropicalevo]

13 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Haha, Beat me to it!!  although I zoned out of that boring novel length post very soon after he said he was over the limit. Boo hoo.

 

I find life is more enjoyable by ignoring any thread that he starts - along with those of the GG's 

[bkk6060]

Very stupid Coke and expired Visa.

Idiot.

Looks in bad shape for only 28 maybe lose some weight eating Thai prison slop.

[norsurin]

So he have money to buy drugs but didn't use money for border crossing to renew his visa.

What an idiot.I meet some foreigner who bragged about their overstay.I not answer them but just leave the table.

 

[richard_smith237]

9 minutes ago, norsurin said:

I meet some foreigner who bragged about their overstay.I not answer them but just leave the table.

 

Smart move... Anyone knowingly on an overstay is foolish... Anyone bragging about it is a complete idiot better off avoided...