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British tourist faces up to 20 years in Thai prison after 'he is caught with a bag of cocaine hidden in his PASSPORT by immigration staff'
Jamie Louis Swain arrived in Thailand on Thursday night and was arrested
By MIRIAM KUEPPER

PUBLISHED: 12:47 BST, 3 May 2024 | UPDATED: 15:10 BST, 3 May 2024


A British tourist is facing up to 20 years in a Thai prison after he was allegedly caught with a bag of cocaine hidden in his passport by immigration staff.

Jamie Louis Swain, 29, from Enfield, north London, arrived in Phuket, Thailand on an Etihad Airways flight on Thursday night.


When he handed his passport to an immigration officer, the cop noticed a small plastic bag (pictured on weighing scale) with white powder inside when flicking through the document to find an empty page to place the visa stamp

When he handed his passport to an immigration officer, the cop noticed a small plastic bag with white powder inside when flicking through the document to find an empty page to place the visa stamp.

Officers said that Swain reacted with surprise, before he started swearing and shaking , prompting authorities to conduct further inspections and scanning his luggage.

He was arrested at Phuket International Airport, where police tested the substance found in his passport and confirmed it was 0.42 grams of cocaine.



Jamie Louis Swain (pictured), 29, from Enfield, north London, arrived in Phuket, Thailand on an Etihad Airways flight on Thursday night



He was arrested at Phuket International Airport, where police tested the substance found in his passport and confirmed it was 0.42 grams of cocaine


Police Colonel Padthongtew Damapong, superintendent of Phuket Airport Immigration, said: 'An immigration officer found the cocaine when she was checking the tourist's passport.

'The suspect was charged with importing category II narcotics, namely cocaine, into the country and possessing them.

'The suspect was handed over to Sakhu Police Station for further legal action.'

Under Thailand's Narcotics Act, importing cocaine into the country carries a maximum jail term of 20 years to life and a fine of £43,000 to 108,000 (2,000,000 – 5,000,000 Baht).

Cocaine possession is punishable with up to five years or a fine not exceeding £2,000 (100,000 Baht) or both.

This post has been edited by perfectedservice: May 6 2024, 09:55 AM

i didnt know passport also can hide thing

Bangkok Hilton welcomes him

Luckily in siam. If kena in temasek, already hukum gantung.

0.42 grams not enough

Singapore law for cocaine is 30 grams

lol wat a dumfuk

So the bag of cocaine was hidden in this passport by immigration staff ke apa?

Should be :

A British tourist is facing up to 20 years in a Thai prison after he was allegedly caught by immigration staff with a bag of cocaine hidden in his passport.

This post has been edited by Capt. Marble: May 6 2024, 09:44 AM

ANGMOH

Why he bring in to Thai.. he didn't know Thai also a producer?

lol just came back from phuket.. ada weed legal mau cocaine pulak bodo brit

Comparing quality...

hahaha...
this kind of whitekok tat /k amdk like to suk...

0.42 Grams is a lot for personal consumption ? Sounds really little man

That is not a passport. It is a hard drive named PASSPORT!

0.42 how much is that?

Salt for my egg also 3g.

Lol, I thought is immigration staff put the cocaine in his passport.

what should be kept in the asshole should stay in the asshole !

bodo
why wanna bring sand when going to beach
can always get what he want in Siam mah

Must be the easiest case for customs officers lol

What an idiot

i guess his gf put it there

now can go stay at bangkok hilton liao
oh yea