Paris, France, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Eleven French nationals detained in Thailand for drug trafficking: police source

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2026-08-11

At least eleven French nationals have been held in Thailand since the start of the summer after being arrested with several kilogrammes of cannabis in their luggage, a police source told AFP on Tuesday. According to accounts from relatives of some of the young people interviewed by AFP and the French daily Liberation, they might have been duped by traffickers to act as drug mules in exchange for free holidays in Thailand. Thailand is a major hub......

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