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British man wanted in UK arrested in Pattaya cocaine raid

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British man wanted in UK arrested in Pattaya cocaine raid

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Police in Pattaya arrested a British man, 30, and his Thai girlfriend, 25, on 12 Nov. Police said he threw a bag of cocaine, worth over 2 million baht, from a condo balcony. The UK's National Crime Agency had sought him. Both deny the charges.

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Why it matters

The arrest shows Thai police acting on a request from UK authorities to find a suspect wanted abroad on drug charges.

Key dates

  1. 12 NovPolice arrested the British man and his Thai girlfriend at a Pattaya condominium and seized the drugs.

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