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Man arrested in Thailand after UK drug supply probe

Essex Police A blurred face of a man wearing a black top with this hands behind his back as he is being arrested. A Thai police officer is stood behind him Essex Police
A 28-year-old man from Essex was detained in Thailand

A man has been arrested in Thailand after an investigation into the wholesale supply of cocaine across the south-east of England.

Essex Police said a 28-year-old from Wickford was detained in Phuket on Sunday after a "years-long" inquiry by the force into a suspected drug supply network.

It was focussed on the supply and sale of Class A and Class B substances between July 2021 and May 2022.

The man was taken into custody and will now face extradition proceedings.

Essex Police A man with his face blurred walking out of a Thailand Police car van with two Thai Police officers standing in front of him. The man is wearing a black top with his hands in front of him.Essex Police
Essex Police said the arrested followed a "years-long" investigation into the wholesale supply of cocaine in England

Det Insp Yoni Adler said: "It is a result of good partnership working between multiple agencies and lengthy intelligence gathering.

"My team is focused on dismantling and disrupting the organised criminal networks which lie behind and fuel the harmful trade in drugs across Essex."

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