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Four Brits have been charged after allegedly bundling forged notes and drugs on a Thai backpacker island.

The four holidaymakers, all aged 23, were reportedly caught with fake pound notes which they were changing for Thai currency at local exchange bureaus.

They are now being quizzed by detectives after being arrested at a rented flat on the island of Ko Pha Ngan in the Gulf of Thailand, south-eastern Thailand.

According to police the group was tracked down after complaints from local exchange bureaus.

When arrested, they said the four had an additional 96 fake £20 notes as well as 2.11 grams of marijuana in their possession.

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Police Colonel Somchai Noppasri, who is the commander of Koh Phangan police and is leading the investigation, said the men were co-operating.

He named the four as British citizens Adam Carter, Thomas Moore, Luke Swainston-Thomas and Bradley Turner Paul.

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They said they had bought the currency with them from the UK and admitted going to several local exchange agencies.

They have been charged with owning and passing fake foreign currency and possession of illegal drugs.