Increase in Britons arrested overseas

Thursday 28 June 2012

THE number of Britons arrested overseas is on the rise, according to official figures.

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The Foreign Office (FO) handled 6015 arrest cases involving British nationals abroad between April 2011 and March 2012.

This was 6% more than in the previous 12 months and included a 2% rise in drug arrests.

The figures, which include holidaymakers and Britons resident overseas, showed the highest number of arrests and detentions was in Spain (1909) followed by the US (1305).Spanish arrests rose 9% in 2011/12, while the US was up 3%.The most arrests of Britons for drugs was in the US (147), followed by Spain (141).The highest percentage of arrests for drugs in 2011/12 was in Peru where there were only 17 arrests in total, although 15 were for drugs.The Foreign Office said anecdotal evidence from embassies and consulates overseas suggested many incidents were alcohol-fuelled, particularly in popular holiday resort destinations such as the Canary Islands, mainland Spain, the Balearics, which include Majorca and Ibiza, Malta and Cyprus.

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