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Smallest drug bust of all time in Temple Towm

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Temple Town’s crack narco unit nets decigram
Tue, 12 September 2017

Siem Reap cops took down the smallest of small fries in what could only be charitably described as a “drug bust” late on Saturday night.

Police swooped in on three teens in Siem Reap town, busting them with a whopping 0.1 gram of crystal meth between them.

Not ones to throw back little fish, however, cops hauled the kiddie kingpins down to the station while they prepared a court case.
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This was even smaller:
A search by customs officials uncovered a speck of cannabis weighing just 0.003g - so small it would be invisible to the naked eye and weighing less than a grain of sugar - on the tread of one of his shoes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -shoe.html

Although they did free him a week later:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-uae-br ... 1520080226
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If you are flying to Dubai do not eat a bread roll containing poppy seeds if they find any you are nicked, and even if you have a prescription for pain killers from your doctor be prepared to spend 10 days in prison while they confirm this. a nice middle class teacher from the UK had this happen, even though the embassy suplied all the proof within 48 hours she was kept for 10 days. :evil:

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John Bingham wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:24 pm This was even smaller:
A search by customs officials uncovered a speck of cannabis weighing just 0.003g - so small it would be invisible to the naked eye and weighing less than a grain of sugar - on the tread of one of his shoes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -shoe.html

Although they did free him a week later:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-uae-br ... 1520080226
Jesus, it sounds like Texas in the 60's where one seed could put a user away for years
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Worse than texas for a non muslim!

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So a bloke said - in jest - "You ought to
touch everyone's luggage with a teeny thumbnail of hash at the airport of departure and the police sniffer dogies will be VERY busy
and you'll get through. No bother.

A few years behind bars in the Emirates?

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NABBED !!! Keep up the good work, RCAF.

Preah Sihanouk province - The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Command sent three suspects to the provincial court for drug crimes in the morning of September 18, 2017.
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