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Brit arrested for drug use on Koh Phangan

Police arrest the British man in front of a convenience store on Koh Phangan, Surat Thani, on Wednesday evening. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)

A British man was arrested while begging in front of a convenience store on Koh Phangan.

Tourist police ordered authorities on the southern island to detain Nicholas Hartas, aged 47, outside a 7-Eleven store in Pantip Market on Wednesday evening.

He was wanted under an arrest warrant on charges of possessing methamphetamine and overstaying his visa.

During the arrest, the Brit sat in front of the store, wearing only a pair of black shorts and holding a piece of paper with a message: 'If you can please! Money for food.'

He was taken to the Koh Phangan police station to face prosecution.

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