A British male has actually been apprehended in Cambodia after supposedly attempting to smuggle almost 20kg of cannabis into the UK - just hours after he was reported missing by his girlfriend.

Robert Brown, 41, from Newcastle, had been the subject of an urgent missing out on individuals publish on social networks before he was detained at Phnom Penh International Airport on June 17.

Police found 22 plans of cannabis weighing nearly 20kg surprise inside his luggage.

The drugs, which authorities think stemmed from Thailand, are believed to have a street worth of around ₤ 200,000.

Brown has actually been charged with the usage, ownership, trafficking, and transport of drugs under Cambodian law and has been described the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for legal procedures.

If convicted, he might deal with a significant prison sentence of in between 20 to thirty years, Khmer Times reported.

Shortly after his arrest, the Anti-Drug Department in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, posted a declaration on social media confirming a British male aged 41 had been detained, while cops had actually 'seized 22 pieces of dry cannabis, comparable to 19 kg 902 grams.'

It included that the Ministry of Anti-Narcotics 'states that trading, transportation, storage and growing of marijuana in Cambodia is unlawful as supplied in the Drug Control Act 2012.'

Robert Brown, 41, from Newcastle, has actually been detained in Cambodia implicated of attempting to smuggle almost 20kg of marijuana into the UK

Brown was arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport on June 17 after 22 plans of marijuana weighing nearly 20kg were found covert inside his travel luggage

If convicted, Brown could face a substantial jail sentence of in between 20 to 30 years

The post consisted of an image of Brown, with his face blurred out and apparently handcuffed, beside the enormous haul of drugs presumably found in his luggage.

His arrest came simply hours after a post, which has actually given that been gotten rid of, was shared on a social media group for expats in Cambodia reporting him as 'missing out on'.

Posted by user 'Kasey Kasey', the appeal stated Brown had actually stopped working to board his flight home to the UK.

It likewise revealed his baggage had been left inside his hotel room in central Phnom Penh, in Cambodia's capital city.

The post read: 'Missing in Cambodia. Passes the name of Robert Brown, he's 40 years of age, Geordie lad, broad accent.

'Was indicated to go back to the UK today, but didn't board an airplane and has left his baggage in the hotel room.

'Please share and ideally he's discovered thanks. He was remaining at the Old Durbar Hotel Restaurant.'

Posts on Brown's social media profile reveal the Newcastle native is a fan of electronic dance music and clubbing.

The significant drug haul is believed to have a street value of around ₤ 200,000

Policeman in Cambodia think the marijuana originated in Thailand

Hours before his arrest, Brown had been the topic of an urgent missing out on persons appeal

Brown has actually been charged with the use, possession, trafficking, and transport of drugs under Cambodian law

A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office told MailOnline: 'We are supporting the family of a British man who was detained in Cambodia and touch with the local authorities'.

The arrest is the latest in a wave of events involving Brits being apprehended abroad on charges of declared drug smuggling.

Earlier this month, airport officials in Mauritius dove on seven British people - consisting of a six-year-old boy - who were found to have ₤ 1.6 million worth of cannabis concealed in their luggage.

Customs officials at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport were shocked to discover 14 kilos of marijuana concealed in the young boy's bag and 17 kilos in travel luggage coming from another person on June 22.

Altogether, 161 kilos of the drug were discovered concealed throughout several other travel suitcases.

Eleven numbered Apple AirTags were found, suggesting the operation might have been linked to an organised crime gang accountable for smuggling drugs from Europe to Mauritius.

The six apprehended British adults - all from Cambridgeshire - included Laura Kappen, 28, a bar worker from Orton Goldhay, Shannon Holness, 29, a caterer, from Bretton, Shona Campbell, 33, a cleaner from Standground, Lily Watson, a caterer from Peterborough and window fitter Patrick Wilsdon, 21, likewise from Peterborough.

Romanian nationwide, Florian Lisman, 38, a device operator living in Huntingdon, was additionally apprehended.

Shannon Holness, 29, a catering service, from Bretton, Cambridgeshire, is amongst the British nationals arrested in Mauritius for apparently smuggling 161kg of drug into the nation

Bella Culley (pictured) is languishing in infamous Women's Penitentiary Number Five in Georgia after apparently bring 12kg of cannabis and 2kg of hashish into the ex-Soviet country

Charlotte Lee May, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, has been secured in a Sri Lankan prison after authorities discovered 46kg of 'Kush' - a synthetic stress of cannabis - in her luggage when she arrived on a flight from Thailand

In current weeks, 18-year-old Bella Culley, from Billingham, County Durham, was apprehended in Georgia after apparently carrying 12kg of marijuana and 2kg of hashish into the ex-Soviet country from Thailand, where she had actually been holidaying.

She claimed in court that she is pregnant and has confided in legal sources that she was in love with a mystery guy who now forms a main part of the examination.

In a comparable case, 21-year-old Charlotte Lee May, from Coulsdon, south London, has actually been locked up in a Sri Lankan jail after police discovered 46kg of 'Kush' - a synthetic stress of cannabis - in her luggage when she showed up on a flight from Thailand.

The former cabin crew member for Tui was placed in handcuff after ₤ 1.15 million worth of cannabis was allegedly found in her baggage last month.

She is being detained in a jail north of Colombo and could face up to 25 years in jail if found guilty.

A flurry of cases have considering that followed including OnlyFans model Clara Wilson, 36, from Nottinghamshire, who presumably attempted to smuggle around ₤ 200,000 of Thai marijuana into Spain and 21-year-old Cameron Bradford, from Hertfordshire, who was jailed for apparently smuggling marijuana into Germany.

Clara Wilson, 36, (imagined) has actually been charged with drug offences after '60 vacuum-packed plans' of cannabis were presumably found in her two suitcases at El Prat airport in Barcelona

Meanwhile, British beauty therapist Kimberly Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, was accused of attempting to smuggle $6.2 m of drug from Chicago O' Hare Airport to the UK, having actually come off a flight from Cancun, Mexico.

Much of the alleged smugglers face years in jail if founded guilty.

Phineas Float, Jonathan Collyer and Lisa Stocker were formerly facing the death charge over allegedly smuggling drug from the UK to Indonesia, however district attorneys last week stated they would now be looking for a prison term rather.

And 79-year-old William 'Billy Boy' Eastment, a bowls-loving pensioner from Somerset, faces passing away behind jail bars after he was obstructed at Santiago Airport with ₤ 200,000 worth of meth.

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