Hashish Smuggler Dies | 1com News Thailand
An Australian man attempting to smuggle 60 condoms stuffed with 800 grams of hashish in his stomach died at Surat Thani hospital, the hospital confirmed Thursday.
The 51 year old tourist named John Paul Jones was rushed to a hospital in Koh Samui after experiencing stomach pains. On the day he was admitted, Dr. Worapob Sutiwatanaruput, who supervised the surgery, said “We found 62 black objects obstructing his small intestine. Three packs had burst.” The 62 objects turned out to be condoms filled with around 800 grams of hashish. Each was a condom filled with hashish about two inches long. The surgery took two hours to complete.
In a televised report Australian Broadcasting Commission stated that the death was from septicemia and liver failure. He never left the hospital although he was charged with possession of narcotics. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra confirmed the death of Jones, from Queensland State.
Vinai Buapradit, provincial governor of the Koh Samui area suggested that Mr. Jones had intentionally swallowed the drugs outside of Thailand and was smuggling them to Koh Samui to sell during the full moon festival, or may have been smuggling them out of Thailand.
Last year Police in Koh Samui arrested a 53 year old French tourist named Pittet Pasca Maorica after discovering a full kilogram of heroin in his stomach when he also experienced abdominal pain. Mr. Pittet survived. Mr. Jones’ body will be returned to relatives in Australia.
Hashish Smuggler Dies in Thailand
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