Drug Bust

A third British man is facing life in prison after he was arrested for allegedly dealing Class A drugs amid a crackdown on misbehaving foreigners in Thailand. Charly Garcia, 48, from London, had reportedly been selling cocaine, ecstasy and other narcotics to tourists via the Telegram app when police in Chiang Mai received a tip-off. An undercover agent allegedly arranged a meeting with the Brit at a cannabis shop on 12 March, pretending to buy cocaine, ketamine, magic mushrooms, LSD, and ecstasy for 110,000 baht (2,400 GBP). Upon completing the sale, police stormed in and arrested Charly.

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Brit, 48, arrested for 'dealing Class A drugs' as cops crack down on foreigners behaving badly in Thailand

Charly Garcia, 48, from London, had reportedly been selling cocaine, ecstasy and other narcotics to tourists via the Telegram app when police in Chiang Mai received a tip-off

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