A BRITISH expat was transferred to crowded Phuket Prison today to await a trial date without bail over allegations that he possessed and sold cocaine to Phuket residents and tourists.
Paul Thomas Hanna, 43, has ''half-confessed'' to the allegations, said Police Lieutenant Akanit Danpitak, of Patong's Kathu Police Station. Full confessions usually bring a substantial reduction in sentences.
Police say they had been conducting checks on Mr Hanna for several months. He has been living on Phuket for seven years, running a bar in Patong's Soi Bangla and also operating a tour business.
Mr Hanna, married to a Thai and the father of a young child, was arrested when police searched his home in Patong's Soi Nanai early on Monday after officers investigated a complaint that he had assaulted his wife.
More than two-dozen small bags of cocaine were found in a black garbage bag in a bedroom cabinet, police said.
Paul Thomas Hanna, 43, has ''half-confessed'' to the allegations, said Police Lieutenant Akanit Danpitak, of Patong's Kathu Police Station. Full confessions usually bring a substantial reduction in sentences.
Police say they had been conducting checks on Mr Hanna for several months. He has been living on Phuket for seven years, running a bar in Patong's Soi Bangla and also operating a tour business.
Mr Hanna, married to a Thai and the father of a young child, was arrested when police searched his home in Patong's Soi Nanai early on Monday after officers investigated a complaint that he had assaulted his wife.
More than two-dozen small bags of cocaine were found in a black garbage bag in a bedroom cabinet, police said.
Having known Paul i can say without a doubt that he is one of the nicest kind of blokes you care to meet. I am not condoning what has happened in NO shape or form. It's wrong and he has admitted his fault and will no doubt suffer the consequences BUT it must be said that anytime you see a M8 in trouble(even self inflicted) you can't help but hope he comes outta this OK and learns from his mistakes. Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.
Posted by Tom on April 13, 2011 05:25