British mother from Croydon in a Cambodian hellhole prison facing up to 20 years after drug mule dupe

September 30, 2026 at 8:41 pm

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

in Crime , Living , Media , Thailand

British mother Tamara Martins is languishing in a Cambodian women’s prison after customs officers found 34.5kg of suspected cannabis in her luggage. The 31-year-old Croydon mother insists a mystery man duped her into carrying 71 packages after claiming the suitcase contained electronics. Now facing a reported 10 to 20 years behind bars, Martins has described overcrowded prison conditions as “hell”. Meanwhile, her brother is caring for her 10-year-old daughter in Britain. The dramatic case comes as British drug courier arrests surge across Southeast Asia, with 355 UK nationals now held over such accusations.

British mum Tamara Martins faces up to 20 years in Cambodia after 34.5kg of cannabis was found in her luggage. She says a mystery man duped her into carrying it. ( Source: The Sun )

British mother Tamara Martins is behind bars in Cambodia after customs officers found 34.5kg of suspected cannabis in her luggage. The 31-year-old from Croydon was arrested at Techo International Airport on September 3. Officers reported finding 71 packages of dried plant material as she prepared to leave Cambodia. Martins insists she knew nothing about the drugs and believed she was carrying electronic equipment.

Instead, she says an unidentified man recruited her after approaching her in a Cambodian bar. According to Martins, he offered her money to carry a suitcase back to Britain. Crucially, she claims he told her the luggage contained electronic equipment. She accepted the suitcase and headed for the airport. But she never made it onto her departing flight.

Notably, the airport interception was reported in Cambodia weeks before British media publicly identified Martins. The original account also revealed how customs officers zeroed in on the passenger. It was not described as a routine random search. Rather, Cambodia’s Global Travel Assessment System, known as GTAS, reportedly generated an alert.

Airport scanners expose 34.5kg cannabis haul before British mother is stopped from leaving Cambodia

At the same time, baggage-scanner images raised further suspicions among airport officials. Customs officers then searched the luggage at about 5.25 pm in the departures area. Inside, they reported finding 71 separate packages of dried plant material. The substance was suspected to be cannabis and weighed 34.5kg net.

Following the discovery, officials handed the passenger to Cambodia’s Anti-Drug Department. The suspected drugs and other evidence went with her. Investigators then took control of the case for further investigation and prosecution. However, the first Cambodian account did not identify the passenger by name or nationality.

Later, British reports named the passenger as Tamara Martins, a 31-year-old mother from Croydon. Her arrest quickly became a major story after her family spoke publicly. Yet their account introduced another version of how the suitcase reached the airport. Martins says she was duped into carrying it.

According to her account, a man approached her while she was drinking in a Cambodian bar. He offered her money to transport luggage to Britain. Martins says she was specifically told that electronic equipment was inside. Therefore, she claims she had no idea that dozens of cannabis packages were packed in the suitcase.

Martins says mystery man paid her to carry suitcase but Cambodian investigators have not confirmed it

So far, Cambodian investigators have not publicly corroborated that account. They have not identified the man Martins describes. Nor has any arrest connected with her claimed recruiter been announced. Separately, investigators have not released communications between Martins and another person concerning the suitcase.

No financial transaction supporting the claimed arrangement has been disclosed either. Equally, no public evidence establishes how much Martins was supposedly offered. Her intended route after leaving Cambodia also remains unclear from the supplied material. Likewise, the available reports do not establish who financed her journey.

Several other details surrounding her trip remain unanswered. The supplied material does not establish exactly how long Martins had spent in Cambodia. It also does not identify where she obtained the suitcase. Furthermore, Cambodian investigators have not publicly said whether another suspect is being hunted. For now, Martins’ account remains her explanation for possessing the luggage.

Back in Britain, her younger brother received an unexpected and frantic telephone call. Trey Martins, 29, says he did not even know his sister was in Cambodia. Suddenly, she was calling him from detention thousands of miles away. He says she was crying and repeatedly telling him she had been arrested.

“All I heard was her crying. She said, ‘I’ve been arrested. I’ve been arrested,’ Trey recalled. He described his sister as panicked and confused during the conversation. “She was extremely erratic. She was upset, asking if I could do anything to help, and saying how sorry she was.”

Brother takes charge of Martins’ young daughter as frantic prison call reveals her Cambodian ordeal

According to Trey, his sister had no previous involvement with drugs or previous drug arrests. Meanwhile, her arrest immediately created another problem at home. Martins has a 10-year-old daughter in Britain. As a result, Trey took responsibility for caring for his niece while his sister remained incarcerated.

Reports say the child has not been told the full circumstances surrounding her mother’s absence. Her mother, meanwhile, was beginning an uncertain passage through Cambodia’s criminal justice system. Initially, Martins could still communicate directly with her family. She retained access to her telephone during the first stage of detention.

Her family described that location as a tourist detention centre. At first, Martins reportedly told Trey that officers had treated her relatively well. She was also permitted access to cigarettes. Then came a transfer which dramatically changed her circumstances.

Martins was moved into Correctional Centre 2, commonly known as CC2, in Phnom Penh. The facility houses female prisoners. Upon entering the prison, Martins lost access to her telephone. Consequently, regular communication with her family became far more difficult.

Since then, British reports have carried stark descriptions of the conditions Martins says she encountered. She reportedly shares accommodation with more than 60 other women. Some prisoners are said to sleep on the floor. In a letter to Trey, Martins described her conditions with one word: “hell”.

Martins describes prison conditions as hell as reports say she could face up to 20 years behind bars

Additionally, she told her brother she was struggling to sleep and eat. Another report said she had little or no money available inside prison. As a consequence, she reportedly struggled to obtain adequate food and basic personal items. Those items included underwear and sanitary products.

However, those prison descriptions originate primarily from Martins and her family. They have not all been independently verified through Cambodian prison officials. What is clear is that Martins remains in Cambodia’s prison system. Her case stems from the 34.5kg airport seizure.

On another front, reports about the possible punishment have caused confusion. Several British outlets say Martins could face up to 20 years behind bars. Martins reportedly told Trey she had received a grim warning. She said she had been told she faced between 10 and 20 years’ imprisonment.

Even so, the supplied material does not show that Martins has already been convicted. Nor does it establish that a Cambodian court has sentenced her to 20 years. No publicly available court document in the supplied material specifies her precise criminal charge. Accordingly, reports saying she has already received 20 years are unsupported by the available information.

The established sequence is much clearer. Cambodian customs officers stopped Martins at Techo International Airport on September 3. They reported finding 71 packages containing 34.5kg of suspected cannabis in luggage she carried. Afterwards, Martins and the evidence were transferred to the Anti-Drug Department. She has remained in custody as the case proceeds.

British officials step in as overseas drug courier cases surge and hundreds are held in Southeast Asia

In response, Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office confirmed that consular officials are assisting a detained British national. However, the department did not publicly name Martins in its statement. “We are supporting a British National detained in Cambodia and are in contact with the local authorities,” it said.

The case also comes during a sharp rise in overseas drug-smuggling cases involving British nationals. British officials have already warned travellers about criminal networks recruiting international couriers. Government figures cited in the coverage show the scale of that increase. Just over 80 new British overseas drug-smuggling cases were recorded during 2023.

By 2025, the number had climbed above 340. Moreover, more than 160 new cases had already been recorded during 2026. The British Foreign Office says 355 British nationals are detained in Southeast Asia over drug courier accusations. Cannabis cases involving the region form part of that increase.

In particular, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Laos have appeared in recent British warnings and reports. Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty has also warned travellers about recruitment tactics. Criminal groups can offer cash or free travel for transporting luggage across international borders. In some cases, recruits receive false explanations about the contents.

Foreign Office warns of courier recruitment as travellers are offered cash or free trips to carry bags

For example, couriers may be told that bags contain clothes, cash, gold or other ordinary goods. Martins says she was given a similar explanation. She claims she believed the suitcase contained electronic equipment. At the airport, however, customs officers reported finding 34.5kg of suspected cannabis.

The sheer quantity was divided among 71 separate packages. Consequently, the luggage and its contents became the centre of the Cambodian criminal investigation. Martins does not dispute carrying the suitcase. Instead, she disputes knowing what was packed inside it.

Her explanation therefore turns on the unidentified man she says approached her in a bar. Martins says he offered her money for carrying the suitcase. More importantly, she says he misrepresented what was inside. Yet Cambodian investigators have not publicly confirmed that encounter.

Nor have investigators announced that they recovered messages supporting her account. No publicly disclosed financial trail establishes payment from another person. In addition, there is no public confirmation that Cambodian police are searching for a recruiter. The identity of the man described by Martins therefore remains unknown.

Martins says mystery recruiter supplied the suitcase but investigators have not publicly traced him

By contrast, the airport interception itself is much more firmly documented. The September 3 seizure reportedly began with advance passenger risk screening. Cambodia’s GTAS system flagged the traveller before departure. Scanner images then gave customs officers additional reasons to examine the luggage.

At approximately 5.25 pm, officers opened the suitcase in the departures area. They found 71 packages of dried plant material inside. Together, the packages weighed 34.5kg net. Customs officials suspected the material was cannabis.

Within hours, the passenger and seized material were transferred to specialist anti-drug investigators. The operation prevented the luggage from leaving Cambodia. Early reports did not name the traveller. Weeks later, British coverage identified Martins and revealed the impact of her arrest on her family.

In parallel, Trey Martins began caring for his sister’s 10-year-old daughter in Britain. He also became a crucial link between Martins and the outside world. During her initial detention, direct telephone contact remained possible. Once Martins entered CC2, however, that line of communication largely disappeared.

Airport risk screening and scanner images led customs officers to 71 packages weighing 34.5kg in luggage

Her subsequent letters painted a grim picture of prison life. She complained about overcrowding, food and sleeping conditions. She also reported difficulties obtaining basic personal supplies. Nonetheless, those accounts remain family-sourced descriptions rather than independently confirmed prison reports.

The criminal case itself remains focused on what officers found at the airport. Customs officials reported recovering 34.5kg of suspected cannabis from luggage under Martins’ control. The drugs were divided into 71 packages. Furthermore, the passenger had reportedly been flagged before officers searched the bag.

Against that evidence, Martins says she was an unwitting courier. She insists another person supplied the suitcase. She says that person claimed it contained electronics. However, no public Cambodian investigative finding has yet corroborated her version.

As part of the continuing case, British consular officials remain in contact with Cambodian officials. Martins remains imprisoned in Phnom Penh. Her daughter remains in Britain under her uncle’s care. Meanwhile, no final court outcome is established in the supplied material.

The possible sentence remains another major concern for her family. Martins says she was warned she could face between 10 and 20 years. Yet reports stating she has already received a 20-year term go beyond the available evidence. The case has not reached a confirmed final sentence in the supplied material.

Ultimately, the hard facts begin with a passenger preparing to leave Cambodia on September 3. Risk screening reportedly flagged her at Techo International Airport. Scanner images then prompted further scrutiny. Customs officers searched her luggage.

Martins remains behind bars as 34.5kg cannabis haul stays at the centre of her Cambodian criminal case

Inside were 71 packages weighing 34.5kg. Officials suspected the dried material was cannabis. Martins was arrested before leaving Cambodia and handed to anti-drug investigators. She has remained behind bars since then.

Now, Martins says the suitcase was never really hers. She insists she was paid to carry it for another person. She also says she believed electronic equipment was packed inside. Her family says she had no previous involvement with drugs.

Cambodian investigators, however, have not publicly identified the man she describes. They have not released evidence confirming her account. No second arrest connected with the suitcase has been announced. Therefore, the 34.5kg haul remains the central established evidence in the case.

For Martins, the consequences have already been dramatic. She entered Techo International Airport expecting to leave Cambodia. Instead, customs officers opened her luggage and found dozens of packages of suspected cannabis. She was taken into custody and later transferred into a Phnom Penh women’s prison.

Thousands of miles away, her brother is now raising her 10-year-old daughter. British consular officials are following the case. Cambodian anti-drug investigators are pursuing it. Martins, meanwhile, remains behind bars as the case over the 71 packages moves forward.

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James Morris is a pename for an international writer based in Bangkok who works on various international news media. He is a sub editor with the Thai Examiner news website since it began in 2015. Son Nguyen is an international writer and news commentator specialising in Thai news and current affairs. He commenced working with the Thai Examiner News Desk in May 2018.

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作者：詹姆斯·莫里斯和孙阮

在“犯罪”、“生活”、“媒体”、“泰国”类别下

英国母亲塔玛拉·马丁斯（Tamara Martins）因行李中被查获34.5公斤疑似大麻，目前被关押在柬埔寨女子监狱。这位31岁的克罗伊登居民坚称，一名神秘男子谎称行李箱内装有电子产品，骗她携带了71个包裹。据报道，马丁斯将面临10至20年的监禁，她形容监狱人满为患，如同“人间地狱”。与此同时，她的哥哥正在英国照顾她10岁的女儿。这起引人注目的案件发生之际，东南亚地区逮捕英国毒品走私者的行动正在激增，目前已有355名英国公民因类似指控被捕。

英国母亲塔玛拉·马丁斯因行李中藏有34.5公斤大麻，在柬埔寨面临最高20年的监禁。她声称自己是被一名神秘男子欺骗才携带这些大麻的。（来源：《太阳报》）

英国籍女子塔玛拉·马丁斯（Tamara Martins）因行李中被查获34.5公斤疑似大麻而被捕入狱。这位31岁的克罗伊登居民于9月3日在德乔国际机场被捕。据官员称，在她准备离开柬埔寨时，发现了71包干燥的植物材料。马丁斯坚称自己对毒品一无所知，并以为自己携带的是电子设备。

她表示，一名身份不明的男子在柬埔寨一家酒吧接近她后招募了她。据马丁斯称，该男子提出给她钱，让她帮忙把一个行李箱带回英国。关键是，她声称该男子告诉她，行李箱里装的是电子设备。她收下了行李箱，前往机场。但她最终没能登上离开的航班。

值得注意的是，柬埔寨方面早在几周前就报道了机场拦截事件，而英国媒体却在公开确认马丁斯的身份。最初的报道还披露了海关官员是如何锁定这名乘客的。这并非例行随机搜查，而是柬埔寨的全球旅行评估系统（GTAS）发出了警报。

机场安检扫描仪查获34.5公斤大麻，随后一名英国母亲被阻止离开柬埔寨。

与此同时，行李扫描仪的图像进一步引起了机场官员的怀疑。下午5点25分左右，海关人员在出发区对这些行李进行了检查。他们报告称，在行李中发现了71包干燥的植物材料。这些物质被怀疑是大麻，净重34.5公斤。

发现毒品后，官员将该乘客移交给柬埔寨缉毒部门。疑似毒品和其他证据也随之被带走。调查人员随后接手此案，进行进一步调查和起诉。然而，柬埔寨方面的第一份报告并未透露该乘客的姓名或国籍。

后来，英国媒体报道称，这名乘客名叫塔玛拉·马丁斯，是一位来自克罗伊登的31岁母亲。她的家人公开表态后，她的被捕迅速成为重大新闻。然而，他们的说法却揭示了行李箱到达机场的另一种方式。马丁斯称自己是被骗携带的。

据她所述，当时她在柬埔寨一家酒吧喝酒，一名男子走近她，提出给她钱让她帮忙把行李运到英国。马丁斯说，对方明确告诉她行李里装的是电子设备。因此，她声称自己完全不知道行李箱里装着几十包大麻。

马丁斯称一名神秘男子付钱让她帮忙搬运行李箱，但柬埔寨调查人员尚未证实此事。

迄今为止，柬埔寨调查人员尚未公开证实这一说法。他们也没有确认马丁斯所描述的男子身份。此外，也没有宣布任何与她所称的招募者有关的逮捕行动。另外，调查人员也未公布马丁斯与另一人之间关于该行李箱的通信记录。

没有任何财务交易记录支持所声称的安排。同样，也没有任何公开证据表明马丁斯据称被提供了多少报酬。从现有资料来看，她离开柬埔寨后的计划路线也仍然不明朗。此外，现有报告也没有说明是谁资助了她的旅程。

关于她此次行程的其他几个细节仍未得到解答。现有资料并未明确说明马丁斯在柬埔寨停留了多久，也没有说明她从何处获得行李箱。此外，柬埔寨调查人员尚未公开表示是否正在追捕其他嫌疑人。目前，马丁斯的说法仍然是她持有该行李箱的解释。

在英国，她的弟弟接到了一通意想不到的、焦急的电话。29岁的特雷·马丁斯说，他甚至不知道姐姐在柬埔寨。突然间，她从数千英里之外的拘留所打来电话。他说，她哭着反复告诉他，她被捕了。

“我只听到她的哭声。她说，‘我被捕了。我被捕了。’”特雷回忆道。他形容妹妹在通话中惊慌失措，神情恍惚。“她情绪极不稳定。她很沮丧，问我能不能帮上什么忙，还不停地道歉。”

哥哥接管了马丁斯的幼女，一通焦急的监狱电话揭露了她在柬埔寨的苦难经历。

据特雷说，他妹妹此前从未涉毒，也没有任何涉毒被捕记录。与此同时，她的被捕立即给家里带来了另一个问题。马丁斯在英国有一个10岁的女儿。因此，在他妹妹服刑期间，特雷承担起了照顾侄女的责任。

报道称，这名儿童并未被告知母亲失踪的全部情况。与此同时，她的母亲正开始在柬埔寨的刑事司法系统中经历一段充满未知数的旅程。最初，马丁斯还能直接与家人联系。在拘留的第一阶段，她仍然可以使用自己的电话。

她的家人形容那个地方就像个游客拘留中心。据报道，马丁斯起初告诉特雷，狱警对她还算不错，她也被允许抽烟。但后来她被转移到另一个地方，情况发生了巨大变化。

马丁斯被转移到金边的第二惩教中心（简称CC2）。该中心关押的是女性囚犯。入狱后，马丁斯失去了电话使用权。因此，她与家人的日常联系变得更加困难。

此后，英国媒体对马丁斯所遭遇的恶劣环境进行了详细描述。据报道，她与60多名女性共用一间牢房。据说有些囚犯只能睡在地板上。马丁斯在给特雷的一封信中，用一个词来形容她的处境：“地狱”。

据报道，马丁斯形容监狱条件如同地狱，她可能面临最高20年的监禁。

此外，她告诉哥哥自己难以入睡和进食。另有报道称，她在狱中几乎没有钱。因此，她难以获得足够的食物和基本个人用品，例如内衣和卫生用品。

然而，这些关于监狱情况的描述主要来自马丁斯及其家人，尚未全部得到柬埔寨监狱官员的独立核实。可以肯定的是，马丁斯目前仍被关押在柬埔寨监狱系统中。她的案件源于机场查获的34.5公斤走私物品。

另一方面，关于可能刑罚的报道引发了混乱。多家英国媒体称，马丁斯可能面临最高20年的监禁。据报道，马丁斯告诉特雷，她收到了严厉的警告。她说，有人告诉她，她将面临10到20年的监禁。

即便如此，所提供的材料并未显示马丁斯已被定罪，也未证实柬埔寨法院已判处她20年监禁。所提供的材料中没有任何公开的法院文件明确指出她所受的具体指控。因此，有关她已被判处20年监禁的报道缺乏现有信息的支持。

事件经过已明确。9月3日，柬埔寨海关官员在德乔国际机场拦截了马丁斯。他们报告称，在她携带的行李中发现了71个包裹，内含34.5公斤疑似大麻。随后，马丁斯和相关证据被移交给缉毒部门。目前，她仍被拘留，案件正在审理中。

随着海外毒品走私案件激增，英国官员介入，数百人在东南亚被捕。

对此，英国外交、联邦及发展事务部证实，领事官员正在协助一名被拘留的英国公民。但该部门在声明中并未公开马丁斯的姓名。声明称：“我们正在为一名在柬埔寨被拘留的英国公民提供支持，并与当地政府保持联系。”

此案发生之际，涉及英国公民的海外毒品走私案件数量也急剧上升。英国官员此前已警告旅客，一些犯罪网络正在招募国际毒品运输者。报道中引用的政府数据显示了这一增长的规模。2023年，英国共记录了80多起新的海外毒品走私案件。

到2025年，这一数字已攀升至340多例。此外，2026年仅一年就记录了160多例新增病例。英国外交部表示，有355名英国公民因涉嫌走私毒品在东南亚被拘留。该地区涉及的大麻案件是导致这一增长的部分原因。

尤其值得注意的是，泰国、柬埔寨、马来西亚和老挝近期频频出现在英国的警告和报告中。英国外交部国务大臣斯蒂芬·多蒂也提醒旅行者注意犯罪团伙的招募手段。犯罪团伙会以现金或免费旅行为诱饵，诱使他人将行李运送过境。在某些情况下，被招募者会被告知行李内容的虚假信息。

英国外交部警告：有人以现金或免费旅行为诱饵，招募行李搬运工，招募旅客运送行李。

例如，快递员可能会被告知包裹内装有衣物、现金、黄金或其他普通物品。马丁斯说她也得到了类似的解释。她声称自己当时以为行李箱里装的是电子设备。然而，在机场，海关官员报告称查获了34.5公斤疑似大麻。

数量庞大的物品被分装在71个不同的包裹中。因此，这件行李及其内容物成为柬埔寨刑事调查的焦点。马丁斯并不否认携带过这个行李箱，但她否认知道里面装的是什么。

因此，她的解释关键在于她所说的在酒吧里接近她的那名身份不明的男子。马丁斯说，该男子提出付钱让她帮忙搬运行李箱。更重要的是，她说该男子谎报了行李箱里的物品。然而，柬埔寨调查人员尚未公开证实此事。

调查人员也未宣布已恢复支持她说法的短信记录。没有公开披露的财务线索表明有其他人支付了款项。此外，也没有公开消息证实柬埔寨警方正在追捕招募者。因此，马丁斯描述的男子的身份仍然未知。

马丁斯称，神秘招聘人员提供了手提箱，但调查人员尚未公开追踪到此人。

相比之下，机场拦截行动本身的记录则更为详实。据报道，9月3日的查获行动始于事先的旅客风险筛查。柬埔寨的全球旅客安全评估系统（GTAS）在旅客出发前就已发出警报。扫描仪图像随后为海关官员检查行李提供了更多理由。

下午5点25分左右，海关人员在出发区打开了一个行李箱，发现里面有71包干燥的植物材料，总重34.5公斤。海关官员怀疑这些材料是大麻。

数小时内，这名乘客和缴获的物品就被移交给缉毒专家。此次行动阻止了行李离开柬埔寨。早期报道并未透露这名旅客的姓名。几周后，英国媒体的报道确认了马丁斯的身份，并披露了她被捕对其家庭的影响。

与此同时，特雷·马丁斯开始在英国照顾他姐姐10岁的女儿。他也成为了马丁斯与外界联系的重要纽带。在她最初被拘留期间，她仍然可以与外界直接通话。然而，马丁斯进入CC2拘留中心后，这条通讯渠道基本上中断了。

机场风险筛查和扫描仪图像显示，海关人员在行李中查获了71个包裹，总重34.5公斤。

她后来的信件描绘了一幅监狱生活的凄凉景象。她抱怨监狱过度拥挤，食物和睡眠条件恶劣。她还提到难以获得基本个人用品。然而，这些描述仍然只是家人提供的，而非经过独立核实的监狱报告。

刑事案件的焦点仍然集中在执法人员在机场的发现上。海关官员报告称，在马丁斯携带的行​​李中查获了34.5公斤疑似大麻。这些毒品被分成71包。此外，据报道，在执法人员搜查行李之前，这名乘客已被标记。

针对这些证据，马丁斯声称自己是无意中的信使。她坚称是另一个人提供了行李箱，并说那个人声称里面装的是电子产品。然而，柬埔寨方面尚未有任何公开的调查结果证实她的说法。

作为案件持续进展的一部分，英国领事官员与柬埔寨官员保持联系。马丁斯仍被关押在金边。她的女儿留在英国，由她的叔叔照顾。与此同时，现有材料并未显示最终的法庭判决结果。

可能的刑期仍然是她家人最关心的问题之一。马丁斯说，她曾被告知可能面临10到20年的监禁。然而，有报道称她已被判处20年监禁，这与现有证据不符。根据所提供的材料，此案尚未有最终判决。

最终，事实始于9月3日一名准备离开柬埔寨的乘客。据报道，她在德乔国际机场接受风险筛查时被标记出来。扫描仪图像随后引发了进一步的审查。海关人员搜查了她的行李。

马丁斯仍被关押，她柬埔寨刑事案件的核心是缴获的34.5公斤大麻。

里面有71个包裹，重达34.5公斤。官员怀疑这些干燥物是大麻。马丁斯在离开柬埔寨前被捕，并被移交给缉毒调查人员。此后她一直被关押。

马丁斯现在却说那个行李箱根本不是她的。她坚称自己是受雇于他人携带的。她还说，她当时以为里面装的是电子设备。她的家人则表示，她此前从未接触过毒品。

然而，柬埔寨调查人员尚未公开她所描述的男子身份，也没有公布任何证据来证实她的说法。目前尚未宣布与该行李箱相关的第二起逮捕行动。因此，这批重达34.5公斤的物品仍然是此案的核心证据。

对马丁斯来说，后果已经十分严重。她原本以为自己要离开柬埔寨，却抵达了德乔国际机场。然而，海关人员打开了她的行李，发现了数十包疑似大麻的包裹。她被拘留，随后被转移到金边女子监狱。

远在千里之外，她的哥哥正在抚养她10岁的女儿。英国领事官员正在关注此案。柬埔寨缉毒人员也在跟进调查。与此同时，马丁斯仍被关押，这起涉及71个包裹的案件仍在继续审理中。

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