British teens accused of drug smuggling in Thailand

Title

British teens accused of drug smuggling in Thailand

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:14

Description

Heather Lima(?) reports on British women 17 year-old Patricia Cahill and 18 year-old Karyn Smith ahead of their trial in Thailand on drugs smuggling charges. They were discovered at Bangkok Airport with heroin in their luggage – both protest their innocence. Interviews with Patricia’s father Patrick Cahill; mother Frances Cahill and lawyer, Brendan Fleming(?), who explains legal aspects of the case.

Contributors

Patrick Cahill; Heather Lima(?); Frances Cahill; Brendan Fleming(?)

Keywords

Legal procedure; Prisons; Drug traffic; Adolescents; Illegal drugs; Trials; Heroin; Thailand; Bangkok; Patricia Cahill; Karyn Smith

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