Brit arrested for drug use on Koh Phangan
published : 18 Apr 2024 at 12:47
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Assawin Pinitwong
A British man was arrested while begging in front of a convenience store on Koh Phangan.
Tourist police ordered authorities on the southern island to detain Nicholas Hartas, aged 47, outside a 7-Eleven store in Pantip Market on Wednesday evening.
He was wanted under an arrest warrant on charges of possessing methamphetamine and overstaying his visa.
During the arrest, the Brit sat in front of the store, wearing only a pair of black shorts and holding a piece of paper with a message: 'If you can please! Money for food.'
He was taken to the Koh Phangan police station to face prosecution.
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Vocabulary
- arrest warrant: a document signed by a judge allowing police to arrest someone - หมายจับ
- authority (noun): a person or government agency who has the power to make decisions or enforce the law - เจ้าหน้าที่ผู้มีอำนาจ
- begging (noun): getting money by asking people for money , on the side of the street, for example - การขอทาน
- detain: to keep someone in a police station or prison and not allow them to leave - กักตัว ควบคุมตัวหรือฝากขัง
- methamphetamine: a stimulant drug that increases alertness and energy, but which is dangerous when taken in large amounts or over a long period of time - ยาบ้า
- overstay: stay in a country for longer than you are allowed to stay, not leaving when your visa to stay in the country ends -
- prosecution: the person or organisation that tries to prove in court that someone has committed a crime - อัยการ
