Cannabis smuggling from Thailand to UK reaches record highs as drug mules warned

In the last fortnight alone, more than 260kg (573lbs) of cannabis was discovered in suitcases at UK airports, carried by passengers arriving from Bangkok. Among those arrested were two Malaysians, adding to a growing list of at least 90 compatriots who were detained at UK borders this year for cannabis-related offences.

This profitability enables these groups to easily offset smuggling expenses, whether through containers or by hiring couriers, while minimising the risks associated with operating UK-based grow houses.

But anyone who succumbs to the allure of quick cash and is caught smuggling cannabis, which remains abundant and legal in Thailand, can face up to 14 years in prison in Britain for drug trafficking.