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Thailand Risky for Drugs, Booze, Bikes, Brits Warned

THAILAND and Phuket remain destinations where a disproportionate number of British citizens find themselves in trouble, the latest figures issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office reveal.

According to the report, 292 British citizens died in Thailand in the year to March 31. There were 68 drug arrests and 199 reported ”hospitalisations.” Arrests/detentions totalled 249, with nine rapes and five sexual assaults recorded. Consular cases amounted to 957, with 827 lost or stolen passports reported.

As a proportion of the number of visitors and residents, Britons were most likely to be
arrested for drugs in Thailand (68 cases), followed by Cyprus (39) and the UAE (24). According to the report, 841,425 Britons visited Thailand. Another 46,000 are categorised as residents.

Phuket Wan

Phuket Wan

TN

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