Russian busted for overstay, drugs

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Russian Ivan Skiba has been arrested in Pattaya for drug possession and overstaying his visa.
Russian Ivan Skiba has been arrested in Pattaya for drug possession and overstaying his visa.

A Russian man has been arrested in Pattaya for drug possession and overstaying his visa.

Ivan Skiba, 24, was taken into custody March 29 at his home in Nongprue. Immigration police confiscated two ecstasy tablets and 0.6 grams of marijuana.

When he was asked to present his passport, officers discovered he had overstayed his visa six days.

He was sent to Nongprue Police Station for prosecution on the drugs charges and also faces deportation.