Police

Five Arrested In Patong Drug Enforcement Sweep

PHUKET: Five people, including an alleged drug dealer, drug users and a Moroccan woman accused of possessing cocaine and overstaying her visa, have been arrested in Patong as part of a police campaign targeting narcotics offences.

5 Jul The Phuket News

PHUKET: Five people, including an alleged drug dealer, drug users and a Moroccan woman accused of possessing cocaine and overstaying her visa, have been arrested in Patong as part of a police campaign targeting narcotics offences.

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