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Phuket – Police have arrested a male Belgian and a male Nigerian in Patong for allegedly selling cocaine, following an undercover operation targeting drug networks among expatriates in the resort town. They were both over a year of overstaying their visa. The Phuket Tourist Police told the Phuket Express that they conducted surveillance and arranged […] Belgian and Nigerian Overstaying For Over a Year Arrested in Patong for Cocaine Trafficking -=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=- The Phuket Express - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.

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