A Briton was arrested at the airport yesterday afternoon after customs officers found 8kg of cannabis resin hidden in his suitcase. He had just flown in from Dubai.

The man, 56, is resident in Thailand.

He is expected to be arraigned today to face charges of association to traffic drugs, importing and trafficking cannabis resin, the police said.

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