Brit arrested in Phuket with ganja and ice

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Brit arrested in Phuket with ganja and ice
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Smedley (left) and Prasit with their mind-altering substances.

PHUKET: -- A British man was among seven people arrested for drug possession yesterday (November 3) as part of a police drive against drugs in the run-up to the Loy Kratong Festival.

Police led by Lt Col Suthichai Tienpoe arrested Jason Smedley, 36, in his rented room on Pisitkoranee Rd at 3am.

A search of the room turned up a bag of pressed hash weighing 5.38 grams, two bags of powdered crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) weighing a total of 0.66 grams, a bag of liquid ya ice weighing 0.43 grams and a pipe for smoking the meth.

Smedley was charged with possession of a Category 1 drug with intent to sell and possession of a Category 5 drug (the hashish).

On the same morning, police searched the Rasta Bar on Ha Sip Pi Rd, arresting Prasit Onlien, 29, and seizing pressed hashish weighing 3.8 grams. He was charged with possession.

In the afternoon officers caught two groups of Burmese in the act of cooking up kratom leaves. At a rented room on Sainamyen Rd they and seized an electric pot and boiled kratom leaves and arrested two Burmese, Wat aged 30 and Wen aged 31.

In another rented room they arrested three Burmese – Aokee, 25, Pan, 28, and Mong, 29 – and seized fresh kratom leaves and a bag of already cooked kratom.

The five were charged with possession.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/brit-arrested-in-phuket-with-ganja-and-ice-49478.php


-- Phuket News 2014-11-04

[Patje]

No sign of bigger fish ?

[Andrew65]

Having a bar named "The Rasta Bar" is highly unlikely to attract the attention of the drugs squad I suppose!

[Somtamnication]

He does not look like 36 to me. But then again, ice does that to a person.

[angsta]

Nearly a gram??

Good work team.

[Ace of Pop]

I can see the point of Class A, being illegal as it makes folk just as Crazy as the Beer Swillers,and Low Cow idiots. But Natures Leaf just makes the users sillier than before they use it. All the Fights are Booze Fueled. or A fired, weed smokers dont fight, just talk crap, and laugh at F/A. Ill stick to my .!..

[robertthebruce]

He must of had a hard paper round, as he looks more like 46, also, a druggie into the bargain...

[Nemesis7]

If it was a middle eastern or indian, or irani guy with the same headline by now the number of post would hit 100 plus with nasty remarks.

Another quality tourist

[cornishcarlos]

But but but, he don't look British

[Andrew65]

But but but, he don't look British

Looks a bit like a pikey to me !

[steve187]

i like the names for the Burmese duo Wat and Wen, i wonder where their mates why and was are

[hgma]

Why is the foreigner handcuffed only?

Oh! probably an undercover volunteer .

Meth is like Math, you never calculate the age of the users involved!!

[mrtoad]

The Brit looks like a pikey, he also looks a lot older than 36

[AlQaholic]

The Burmese kratom leaves cookers names are Wat and Wen

They will catch up with Ho and How later!!!

Edited November 4, 2014 by AlQaholic

[ikbenhet]

No sign of bigger fish ?

No time to pursue them, to busy catching all the small fish.

[mango66]

and again !

no thai involved,

A thai never will trade with drugs !!

Do you hear ever they carch a Thai ??

[Alwyn]

and again !

no thai involved,

A thai never will trade with drugs !!

Do you hear ever they carch a Thai ??

Nah, this is how it works usually. Police give small amounts of drugs to Thais. Thais sell to Farang. Thai tells police who and where the Farang are. Police arrest Farang and give drugs back to Thai plus 200 baht "reward". Cycle begins again. Watched this happen with my own eyes on Lamai beach.

[seancbk]

He must of had a hard paper round, as he looks more like 46, also, a druggie into the bargain...

If he looks 46 to you then you must know some people who've had a hard life.

He looks more like 56 to me.

[sz1a]

The rasta bar owner looks stoned 555

[Pattaya28]

Lucky with this one we had "the-pointer" otherwise we might have got the pair confused

[AlQaholic]

From Wikipedia:

"As of October 2, 2013 the justice ministry of Thailand suggested removal of Kratom from the narcotic drug list relating to Category 5 of the Narcotic Drug Law of 1979, though still recommended regulating kratom in other ways due to its effects on the nervous system. This recommendation will be made to the Ministry of Public Health, which can move forward with the removal from the list or not.^[29]"

[Jackcrf]

Wow what a catch

[jaapfries]

He does not look like 36 to me. But then again, ice does that to a person.

@Somtamnication: That's funny; it was the very first thing I noticed: his age is supposedly 36, they could've easily switched the digits ! ! ! ! I mean; I am 65 but I don't look anything like his age appears to be . . . . . . . . . . L.O.L.

[Pundi6446]

Hold them all in Thai prison, so the farang really get a taste for Thai BF, then ship all their asses home, with no return permission, with blacklist with Immigration.

[Aceicol]

After something like this will he automatically get deported at the end of his sentence?

[sprq]

Oh, heinous crimes! Such a coup for you, cops! Brilliant work - now Thai society is safe.

[tancred]

But but but, he don't look British

But ,but but BRITISH now days can be any colour,creed,religion,a person can have the appearance Idi Amin and be British,It depends on the passport.English is something else,O.K

[cornishcarlos]

But but but, he don't look British

But ,but but BRITISH now days can be any colour,creed,religion,a person can have the appearance Idi Amin and be British,It depends on the passport.English is something else,O.K

But but but, you feel something go over your head just now?

Sarcasm my friend, the highest form of wit I've been told

[dave moir]

Exactly where do they get the names from ! A joke book I guess !

[balo]

Good job by the drug squad. Stupid Brit using class 1 drugs in Thailand left his brain at home. Or maybe he was borned without one.