webfact Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 British man accused of smuggling drugs into Thailand 'after police find 500 grammes of cocaine' on himBY KEYAN MILANIANImage: Thailand PoliceThai police say Matthew Kevin O'Neill, owner of Thai Gardens restaurant in Bali, was found with 500 grammes of cocaine in a backpackBANGKOK: -- Thai police have arrested the British owner of a restaurant in Bali on suspicion of being a drug mule.They claim to have found half a kilogram of cocaine on Matthew Kevin O'Neill, 40, who was reportedly arrested in Bangkok on Saturday night.Mr O'Neill, who is the boss of Thai Gardens restaurant in the Umalas area of Bali, is understood to have previously lived in Thailand for 10 years. Full story: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-man-accused-smuggling-drugs-8128342 -- Mirror 2016-06-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The stuttering parrot Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Restaurant owner in Bali so he's obviously been around SEA long enough to know the ramifications of being caught smuggling drugs so absolutely zero sympathy for him. Hard to believe a 40 year restaurant owner is a drug mule unless he's just a front for someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Bringing drugs into Thailand, for sure, you are as thick as a brick, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 He should be grateful he was caught in Thailand he will spend a long time in prison when convicted, Indonesia actually executes foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 ''The Foreign Office said this evening it was unaware of the incident.'' What's new about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandi Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Wasting his life for 60,000 THB... Has drug trafficking become this cheap already? 500g cocaine isn't a small amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Is it me, or does he actually appear to be taller than the height measuring chart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 A man who is familiar with S.E.A. stupidly brings drugs into Thailand. Thick as a brick for sure. Maybe he was high on drugs, so it clouded his judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomRakBKK Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 60,000 baht, 500g of coke and traveling on a public bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcisco Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Is he like 200cm tall.......jezus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Found on a public bus with 500gms in his bag, when police arrested him....IMO, there's something not right about this story......and involving the famed Thong Lo police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomRakBKK Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Found on a public bus with 500gms in his bag, when police arrested him....IMO, there's something not right about this story......and involving the famed Thong Lo police. It all smells fishy.. ticks all the 'wrong' boxes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas32 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Crazy for just under £1200 what a cheap way to go sadly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Found on a public bus with 500gms in his bag, when police arrested him....IMO, there's something not right about this story......and involving the famed Thong Lo police. Just maybe, they've probably been watching him for sometime and hoping he will lead to bigger things , but seeing he has made a few runs and nothing leading anywhere big , so they nabbed him, People have set habits, drug runners do also, so you need to think in fours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Found on a public bus with 500gms in his bag, when police arrested him....IMO, there's something not right about this story......and involving the famed Thong Lo police. You think the Thong Lor cops are carrying around a pound of cocaine ready to plant on someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchings1963 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Restaurant for sale in Bali,going cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Is it me, or does he actually appear to be taller than the height measuring chart? yes, i am 188 cm, or 6'2", he looks like maybe 207 cm or 6'7" or thereabouts. A monster, with a countenance to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namatjira Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Again, they have got it all wrong...when it says " mr Oneill who is the boss of Thai gardens restaurant " Should that not be...." Mr Oneill who WAS the boss of Thai gardens restaurant " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Restaurant owner in Bali so he's obviously been around SEA long enough to know the ramifications of being caught smuggling drugs so absolutely zero sympathy for him. Hard to believe a 40 year restaurant owner is a drug mule unless he's just a front for someone. just another loser trying to make a living to stay in Asia, looks like he could do with losing a few ponds anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Who knows but the bit about the bus doesn't ring true: do dealers of this magnitude really travel on the public bus? Yes, it's fishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Record Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Restaurant for sale in Bali,going cheap Leave it out, it makes no money, ask the previous owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hall Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Is it me, or does he actually appear to be taller than the height measuring chart? yes, i am 188 cm, or 6'2", he looks like maybe 207 cm or 6'7" or thereabouts. A monster, with a countenance to match. For sure hard to overlook here in Thailand. This ain't a mule this is an elephant. Obviously, someone "thought" he could blend unseen into the local chang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 He owns a Thai restaurant in Bali. Maybe the Thais there don't like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 There is a report in the paper which must remain unnamed in which it states in the last two paragraphs where & why he obtained the drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Well his visa worries are over , for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Found on a public bus with 500gms in his bag, when police arrested him....IMO, there's something not right about this story......and involving the famed Thong Lo police. You think the Thong Lor cops are carrying around a pound of cocaine ready to plant on someone? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Found on a public bus with 500gms in his bag, when police arrested him....IMO, there's something not right about this story......and involving the famed Thong Lo police.You think the Thong Lor cops are carrying around a pound of cocaine ready to plant on someone? Yes. Wow. This forum never ceases to amaze me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatLife Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Restaurant owner in Bali so he's obviously been around SEA long enough to know the ramifications of being caught smuggling drugs so absolutely zero sympathy for him. Hard to believe a 40 year restaurant owner is a drug mule unless he's just a front for someone. Just a thought. I have just returned from Laos again and at one point on the border I could not bring my huge rucksack onto the bus from the immigration to pass on through to Vientiane. It was in the compartment at the back of the bus. A brief thought went through my mind that anybody could sneak something in the bag whilst the bus was waiting to fill up without my knowledge, and if I were caught there is nothing I could say. My life would be over there and then. I know it is a very farfetched idea but it is possible. The fact this guy knows how high the risks are could suggest that he has fallen victim here, but I doubt it lol. Probably just a desperate idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZZPA Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 ''The Foreign Office said this evening it was unaware of the incident.'' What's new about that? Well, I guess the news reporter had the information but the foreign office had not yet received the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Perhaps he has enemies here and the setup was orchestrated, I am seeing this as having too many elements not adding up. Having committed themselves to the charges, I am pretty sure he will go down now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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