Young Brits recruited as drug mules as overseas drug smuggling arrests quadruple in three years
More than 200 Brits are currently detained overseas in cannabis smuggling cases linked to Thailand alone, after being recruited with promises of free holidays, easy money and ‘low risk’ opportunities
- Drug smuggling arrests involving British nationals abroad more than quadrupled between 2023 and 2025
- Recruits are often told luggage destined for UK contains clothes, gold or cash…