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Young Brits recruited as drug mules as overseas drug smuggling arrests quadruple in three years
Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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More than 200 British nationals are detained overseas in cannabis-smuggling cases linked to Thailand, after allegedly being recruited through offers of free holidays, easy money and purportedly low-risk work. The cases underscore significant legal, personal and travel-related risks associated with drug-smuggling recruitment schemes.
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