UK teenagers drugs trial in Thailand

Title

UK teenagers drugs trial in Thailand

Genre

Interview

TX Date

11 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Mark Dodd interviews Eric Smith, father of Karyn Smith, a British teenager accused of trying to smuggle forty kilos of heroin out of Thailand. Her trial in Bangkok was adjourned after only a few moments. Karen’s seventeen year-old companion, Patricia Cahill, will face a juvenile court next month.

Contributors

Eric Smith; Mark Dodd

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Adolescents; Illegal drugs; Smuggling; Trials; Heroin; Thailand; Patricia Cahill; Karyn Smith

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