Feb 6th, 2021

34-year-old Benjamin Robert Simpson has proved yet again that for foreigners, illegal narcotics and Thailand do not mix.

A wealthy UK cryptocurrency trader, living in Thailand on a tourist visa, was charged with serious drug and firearms offences on Thursday on Ko Samui after terrifying locals and staff at a nearby luxury resort by firing off illegal guns. One of the charges being processed by senior police officers on the island could, in theory, see him sent away for life or even have a death sentence imposed by the court if he fails to own up to the charges pressed against him.

Unfortunately, for Mr Benjamin Robert Simpson, when the police team dispatched to the resort accosted him and his speedboat driver 22-year-old Geerati Glinubol, not only did they find the illegal guns and a range of ammunition but they also found quantities of the drug crystal methamphetamine, enough according to the local police chief, to prefer not only charges of illegal possession of a class 1 type narcotic but also enough to charge Mr Simpson with intent to distribute the drug.

One charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years while the drug distribution charge could theoretically mean life or worse because of the drugs found

The former charge carries a potential jail sentence of up to 10 years while the latter could mean life in prison or, at least in theory, the imposition of the death penalty by a court of law in Thailand.

This is highly unlikely in any event as the death penalty is usually waived by the court under certain circumstances including a guilty plea to the charges.

Police are reported to have found nearly 7grams of crystal methamphetamine in the five-star hotel bedroom in addition to other drugs and two methamphetamine pipes.

full.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news- ... -ko-samui/

high life, short span, what a surprise ^^

sorry, wrong thread