{"id":64120,"date":"2025-10-01T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/british-man-23-faces-drug-charges-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:03:36","slug":"british-man-23-faces-drug-charges-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/british-man-23-faces-drug-charges-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"British man, 23, faces drug charges in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Georgia Levy-Collins<\/span>BBC Newsbeat<\/span> and<\/span><\/p>\n

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George Wilson was arrested at a hotel in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, police say<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Police in Thailand say they have arrested a 23-year-old British man for alleged drug smuggling. <\/p>\n

George Wilson from Buckinghamshire was found with 9.1kg (20lb) of crystal meth in a Bangkok hotel room, according to officials. <\/p>\n

The city’s Metropolitan Police says it is pressing charges. <\/p>\n

When asked about the case by Newsbeat, the Foreign Office confirmed it is “in contact with the Thai authorities following the arrest of a British man”. <\/p>\n

In a statement shared on social media, Thai police say “the investigation team received a tip-off that a group of foreigners were planning a narcotics handover at the hotel”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police shared photos of the arrest on social media <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Photos accompanying the statement showed a suitcase on a bed with foil bags labelled as tea, which police say after testing contained crystal meth.<\/p>\n

In video footage taken at the scene of the arrest, Wilson denies any knowledge of the suitcase’s contents.<\/p>\n

Police say they are pressing charges of “possessing Controlled Narcotic Drugs Category I. (methamphetamine or ice) for selling commercially”.<\/p>\n

The BBC has no further statement from Wilson, his lawyers or family.<\/p>\n

The UK government says Thailand has strict laws against drug use, possession and trafficking and having even small quantities can lead to heavy fines and jail time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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