Overview
- Thai police stopped the 31-year-old in Phuket’s Chalong district after a night out and detained him.
- Chalong police said they found substances classified as Category 4 under Thailand’s narcotics law.
- Category 4 covers precursor chemicals used to manufacture other drugs, such as for ketamine.
- The German Embassy confirmed the detention and said he was advised to hire a lawyer, and he is no longer in custody.
- Samra denied possessing drugs in an Instagram post from the police station, and the case is expected to be referred to a court as investigations continue.