Britons and Malaysian were attempting to take medications to Singapore and the British
PUBLISHED: 13 Mar 2025 at 15: 32
KOH SAMUI- Four Britons and a Malaysian have been arrested at Samui global aircraft with carriers containing 144 kg of cannabis flowers destined for Britain and Singapore, authorities said on Thursday.
The five foreigners were checking in with seven suitcases for a trip from the beach area to Singapore at 6pm on Wednesday when officers pulled them off to have the bags searched, said Pol Col Denduang Thongsrisook, commander of the Bo Phut authorities station.
British people Mark Siemaszkiewicz and Richard McMahon, both 46, had four backpacks containing 85.3kg of cannabis flowers. Their English colleagues Peace Adefila, 27, and Esther Fakuade, 26, had two backpacks with 35.8kg of hemp.
The four were planning to take another trip from Singapore to Britain. They said Thai men had asked them to bring the bags to the UK in exchange for either debt repayment or £2, 000 ( about 87, 000 baht ), according to Pol Col Denduang.
The street price of the cannabis drag in the UK is estimated at a minimum of 15 million ringgit.
The Malaysian, Tan Chin Tick, 47, was carrying a backpack containing 22.8kg of cannabis flowers. He had been hired for 6, 000 ringgit ( about 45, 000 baht ) to smuggle the bag to Singapore, his final destination.
Pol Col Denduang said officers were expanding their investigation to find the genius of the smuggling band.