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PHUKET: A Canadian man aged 41 was arrested at a hotel in Kathu district on Friday for allegedly possessing drugs.
Pol Col Chalermchai Hernsawat, chief of the Patong station, said detectives arrested the foreigner in a sting operation at a hotel on Thaweewong Road.
Police found two ecstasy pills and 0.30 grammes of cocaine in the suspect's possession.
The suspect was detained at the Patong station pending prosecution.