Newcastle Man Reported Missing Discovered in Cambodian Jail For Smuggling

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A British man has been jailed in Cambodia after allegedly attempting to smuggle almost 20kg of marijuana into the UK - simply hours after he was reported missing by his girlfriend.

A British guy has been apprehended in Cambodia after presumably trying to smuggle nearly 20kg of cannabis into the UK - just hours after he was reported missing by his sweetheart.


Robert Brown, 41, from Newcastle, had been the topic of an urgent missing individuals post on social media before he was arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport on June 17.


Police found 22 packages of cannabis weighing almost 20kg surprise inside his baggage.


The drugs, which authorities believe originated from Thailand, are thought to have a street value of around ₤ 200,000.


Brown has actually been charged with the usage, possession, trafficking, and transportation of drugs under Cambodian law and has actually been referred to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for legal procedures.


If convicted, he might deal with a large jail sentence of between 20 to thirty years, Khmer Times reported.


Shortly after his arrest, the Anti-Drug Department in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, published a declaration on social media confirming a British male aged 41 had actually been detained, while police had actually 'seized 22 pieces of dry cannabis, comparable to 19 kg 902 grams.'


It added that the Ministry of Anti-Narcotics 'states that trading, transport, storage and growing of marijuana in Cambodia is illegal as provided in the Drug Control Act 2012.'


Robert Brown, 41, from Newcastle, has been jailed in Cambodia accused of attempting to smuggle almost 20kg of cannabis into the UK


Brown was arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport on June 17 after 22 bundles of marijuana weighing nearly 20kg were found covert inside his luggage


If founded guilty, Brown might deal with a substantial prison sentence of in between 20 to thirty years


The post included an image of Brown, with his face blurred out and apparently handcuffed, beside the massive haul of drugs apparently found in his luggage.


His arrest came simply hours after a post, which has actually since been eliminated, was shared on a social networks group for expats in Cambodia reporting him as 'missing out on'.


Posted by user 'Kasey Kasey', the appeal specified Brown had actually stopped working to board his flight home to the UK.


It also revealed his luggage had actually been left inside his hotel room in main Phnom Penh, in Cambodia's capital city.


The post read: 'Missing in Cambodia. Goes by the name of Robert Brown, he's 40 years of age, Geordie lad, broad accent.


'Was indicated to return to the UK today, but didn't board an aircraft and has actually left his luggage in the hotel room.


'Please share and hopefully he's discovered thanks. He was staying at the Old Durbar Hotel Restaurant.'


Posts on Brown's social networks profile reveal the Newcastle native is a fan of electronic dance music and clubbing.


The significant drug haul is believed to have a street value of around ₤ 200,000


Police officers in Cambodia believe the cannabis came from Thailand


Hours before his arrest, Brown had actually been the subject of an urgent missing out on individuals appeal


Brown has been charged with the use, belongings, trafficking, and transport of drugs under Cambodian law


A representative for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office informed MailOnline: 'We are supporting the family of a British male who was detained in Cambodia and are in contact with the regional authorities'.


The arrest is the current in a wave of occurrences involving Brits being detained abroad on charges of alleged drug smuggling.


Earlier this month, airport authorities in Mauritius swooped on 7 British people - consisting of a six-year-old kid - who were discovered to have ₤ 1.6 million worth of marijuana hidden in their travel suitcases.


Customs authorities at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport were shocked to discover 14 kilos of cannabis hidden in the young kid's bag and 17 kilos in luggage belonging to another individual on June 22.


Altogether, 161 kilos of the drug were found concealed throughout a number of other suitcases.


Eleven numbered Apple AirTags were found, suggesting the operation might have been linked to an organised crime gang accountable for smuggling drugs from Europe to Mauritius.


The 6 detained British adults - all from Cambridgeshire - included Laura Kappen, 28, a bar worker from Orton Goldhay, Shannon Holness, 29, a caterer, from Bretton, Shona Campbell, 33, a cleaner from Standground, Lily Watson, a catering service from Peterborough and window fitter Patrick Wilsdon, 21, also from Peterborough.


Romanian national, Florian Lisman, 38, a device operator living in Huntingdon, was in addition apprehended.


Shannon Holness, 29, a caterer, from Bretton, Cambridgeshire, is among the British nationals detained in Mauritius for apparently smuggling 161kg of cocaine into the country


Bella Culley (visualized) is languishing in well-known Women's Penitentiary Number Five in Georgia after apparently carrying 12kg of cannabis and 2kg of hashish into the ex-Soviet nation


Charlotte Lee May, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, has been secured in a Sri Lankan jail after authorities found 46kg of 'Kush' - a synthetic pressure of marijuana - in her travel suitcase when she got here on a flight from Thailand


In current weeks, 18-year-old Bella Culley, from Billingham, County Durham, was detained in Georgia after presumably carrying 12kg of marijuana and 2kg of hashish into the ex-Soviet nation from Thailand, where she had actually been holidaying.


She declared in court that she is pregnant and has actually confided in legal sources that she loved a secret man who now forms a main part of the examination.


In a similar case, 21-year-old Charlotte Lee May, from Coulsdon, south London, has actually been secured in a Sri Lankan jail after cops found 46kg of 'Kush' - an artificial pressure of cannabis - in her travel suitcase when she got here on a flight from Thailand.


The former cabin crew member for Tui was put in handcuff after ₤ 1.15 million worth of marijuana was apparently found in her baggage last month.


She is being apprehended in a prison north of Colombo and could confront 25 years in jail if discovered guilty.


A flurry of cases have actually considering that followed consisting of OnlyFans model Clara Wilson, 36, from Nottinghamshire, who allegedly attempted to smuggle around ₤ 200,000 of Thai marijuana into Spain and 21-year-old Cameron Bradford, from Hertfordshire, who was detained for allegedly smuggling cannabis into Germany.


Clara Wilson, 36, (visualized) has actually been charged with drug offences after '60 vacuum-packed packages' of marijuana were apparently found in her 2 luggage at El Prat airport in Barcelona


Meanwhile, British beauty therapist Kimberly Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, was accused of attempting to smuggle $6.2 m of drug from Chicago O' Hare Airport to the UK, having come off a flight from Cancun, Mexico.


Many of the alleged smugglers face decades in prison if founded guilty.


Phineas Float, Jonathan Collyer and Lisa Stocker were formerly dealing with the death penalty over presumably smuggling cocaine from the UK to Indonesia, however district attorneys recently stated they would now be looking for a prison term rather.


And 79-year-old William 'Billy Boy' Eastment, a bowls-loving pensioner from Somerset, deals with passing away behind jail bars after he was obstructed at Santiago Airport with ₤ 200,000 worth of meth.


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