The country’s National Crime Agency had seized 15 tonnes of the cannabis already in 2024.
BANGKOK - British officials have warned travellers not to bring marijuana from Thailand, where the drug has been decriminalised, after a spike in arrests at UK airports.
The warning came as the NCA said it had seized 15 tonnes of the cannabis already in 2024 and arrested 378 smugglers – half of them over drugs originating in Thailand.in 2022 and “dispensaries” selling the drug either loose or as pre-rolled joints are now a common sight in Bangkok and other major tourist centres.“The NCA is keeping a close watch on the illegal import of cannabis into UK airports,” the British embassy said in posts on X and Facebook.
British officials say smuggling gangs are recruiting couriers by telling them they will only be fined if they are caught.
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