Following large haul of foreigners detained in as many times.
PUBLISHED: 14 Mar 2025 at 18: 55
ATLANTA, SOUTH THAILAND- Four more unusual citizens have been detained in bags containing 110 kilos of cannabis buds at the southern tourist island’s Samui International Airport.
Authorities believe that the five immigrants who were detained on Thursday may have ties to the people who were detained the previous evening with 144 kilograms of marijuana destined for Singapore and Britain.
According to Amorn Chumchuay, captain of the Koh Samui area office, the haul, which weighed 110 kg, was discovered hidden in seven backpacks during an X-ray check.
The four suspects were said to be taking off from Hong Kong, where they were supposed to table a trip to the United Kingdom before heading to Germany.
Shaun Eric Bainbridge, 36, Mark Searonsmith, 23, Paul Marian David, 48, a Italian national, and Faesel Martires Modest, 58, a French national, were among the four identified as American citizens.
The suspects informed the police that they had received a free vacation to Thailand during questioning. They were also required to agree to provide free meals and lodging, and they also had to agree to take some suitcases with them.
At their resort, a Thai delivered the briefcases. According to the four offenders, they were supposed to receive their pay when they arrived.
The defendants were accused of trying to bring cannabis flowers without following customs guidelines and of violating the Traditional Medicine Wisdom Protection Act in a first-class complaint filed by customs officers.
The island’s Bo Phut authorities place is currently in police custody.
Given the similarity between the two circumstances, Bo Phut station’s key politburo Denduang Thongsrisook said the four defendants detained on Thursday were thought to be connected to the , five foreigners caught the day before.
Four Britons and a Malaysian were among the team who were detained along with seven sacks containing 144kg of hemp flowers. With the seized 254 kg of cannabis, nine suspects were full for the two-day period.
Authorities are now looking for those responsible for planning the activity and recruiting foreign pirates, according to Pol Col Denduang.
According to a cause, the seized cannabis flowers were priced at 45, 000 ringgit per kilogram. If the flowers were sold abroad, the prices could be up to ten times higher.
At the Bo Phut police station in Surat Thani territory, in Surat Thani state, norms and police officials examine the seized cannabis flowers. Supapong Chaolan is the photographer.