Brit, 33, arrested in Thailand is 'wealthy Bitcoin trader' now facing life in prison
Published date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:22:14 +0700
ADD NEWS COPY - The British man arrested in Thailand after an alleged drug-fuelled gun rampage on a speedboat is a wealthy Bitcoin trader now facing life in prison, police said tonight (Feb 5).
Benjamin Robert Simpson, 33, had been staying at the five-star Four Seasons Hotel on Koh Samui island in the south of the county. Rooms cost up to 120,000 Baht (3,100 GBP) a night.