Australian Expat Hugh Robertson Arrested with Meth in Sihanoukville

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frank lee bent wrote:the perp certainly gave some impression of having a license to vend at GSM
shouldn't have gone off the manor
100% right
What a nice day!!!
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Nobody here seems to be shedding many tears about this, in contrast to the sympathetic reaction when a German chap
was nabbed for growing his own weed.

Over the years, quite a few First World foreigners have been busted for meth / heroin etc., (i.e. 'serious' drugs, NOT
Mary Jane) and one recalls a guesthouse-on-the-old-lake bust for heroin (long before the lake was drained), the Happi Hippi GH
('Amsterdam-themed') bust in SHV and the bust of the Swiss-Germans* with a very cool Lodge GH ('Goa-themed') in Siem Reap ...

So how many First Worlders (NOT Nigerians, Vietnamese et al.) have been caught with bad bad drugs over the years?

A busful or enough to fill a tennis court? Or what?


* An informed source claims that a backhander of $20,000 sufficed to see the couple safely out of the country.
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Australian Man Caught With Meth in Sihanoukville

by Kang Sothear | August 15, 2016

An Australian man was charged with drug possession in Preah Sihanouk province on Saturday after he was arrested in Sihanoukville’s Muoy commune with nearly 4 grams of crystal methamphetamine valued at about $500, police and court officials said.

Sun Vutha, deputy provincial police chief, said Hugh Robertson, a 45-year-old Australian citizen, was sent to the provincial court on Saturday morning after being arrested on Thursday at about 10:30 p.m. with 3.7 grams of meth and three mobile phones.

Photographs of Mr. Robertson taken in police custody show him next to a plastic bag full of crystal meth and another bag full of smaller plastic bags.

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Алина Анисимов wrote:The war on drugs continues,as much as this drug is disruptive the answer is not to lock up small time users and suppliers.
Legalize it and let them smoke to their hearts content. I think it would reduce theft rates and free police for more important issues .

Could not agree more !
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General Mackevili wrote:Couldn't find his Facebook account, but found this:

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"Australian Hugh (Robertson?)This leech stole from me directly $60. I can attest to that 100% Ontop of that, and I understand the burden of proof is on me here, he contrived some muggings about us. I have been in cambodia about 3 years and never been mugged. Suddenly with him I am mugged a couple of times within a day or so. He knows Khmer so uses that for full leverage when plying these scams. I am happy to give details about this scams with private chat if you are in doubt. Ironically he took this picture with my phone when my back was turned. Like Matt he's overstayed his Visa by years. His motivation to steal however is drugs. He hangs around Sorya mall/square in PP. You've been warned! (update: Huw arrested in Sinville and Matt OD'ed in Kampot.)"
So he actually mugged you ? What were the details and how exactly did he do it ? That is bad news.
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zmth wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:Couldn't find his Facebook account, but found this:

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"Australian Hugh (Robertson?)This leech stole from me directly $60. I can attest to that 100% Ontop of that, and I understand the burden of proof is on me here, he contrived some muggings about us. I have been in cambodia about 3 years and never been mugged. Suddenly with him I am mugged a couple of times within a day or so. He knows Khmer so uses that for full leverage when plying these scams. I am happy to give details about this scams with private chat if you are in doubt. Ironically he took this picture with my phone when my back was turned. Like Matt he's overstayed his Visa by years. His motivation to steal however is drugs. He hangs around Sorya mall/square in PP. You've been warned! (update: Huw arrested in Sinville and Matt OD'ed in Kampot.)"
So he actually mugged you ? What were the details and how exactly did he do it ? That is bad news.
No, try reading it again. The same text appears twice but there is only one source.
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huw is scum de la scum
he was dealing to the gsm methy skanks for a long long time and richly deserves what he gets
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frank lee bent wrote:huw is scum de la scum
he was dealing to the gsm methy skanks for a long long time and richly deserves what he gets

Hell Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Does someone know, what happen with him ?

Is he still in Prison or is he waiting for his senstence from the court ?
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I see nobody answered.... I would also like to know what happened to that scumbag. What sentence did he get?
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