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Buriram Province - General Category => Thailand News clippings => Topic started by: nookiebear on June 02, 2012, 07:49:16 AM

Title: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: nookiebear on June 02, 2012, 07:49:16 AM
It seems there must be a 'new broom' in the area.......Last night around 18-30 a crowd of police were in the village stopping ALL motorcycles & searching the occupants & bikes for drugs,2 women were searching the females ,a tent was erected nearby carrying out piss samples,2 pickups were already full to the gunnels of youngsters who had been arrested.....This had been carried out in Banmai the previous evening.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Vombatus on June 02, 2012, 08:49:50 AM
Piss samples ?    -  can't see them taking the piss out of you Nookie !   :)
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Mungbar on June 02, 2012, 10:57:09 AM
It seems there must be a 'new broom' in the area.......Last night around 18-30 a crowd of police were in the village stopping ALL motorcycles & searching the occupants & bikes for drugs,2 women were searching the females ,a tent was erected nearby carrying out piss samples,2 pickups were already full to the gunnels of youngsters who had been arrested.....This had been carried out in Banmai the previous evening.
Sounds like they knew that  was the village to target buttslap
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: davu on June 02, 2012, 11:15:35 AM
no use unless they repeat the exercise irregularly. Somebody coming up for election in the near future?
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Tommo on June 02, 2012, 02:05:16 PM
Rival gang probably paid the police to carry out the checks!  moneysmile
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: nookiebear on June 03, 2012, 07:18:26 AM
Doing the same in Nong Ki around 22-00 hrs last night
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Nobby on June 03, 2012, 12:06:41 PM
Surin has been heaving with Police road blocks for the last couple of days. Prior to that they had a huge seminar in the Thong Tarin Hotel a week ago. Maybe discussing corruption and how to make more money ?
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: davu on June 03, 2012, 12:07:31 PM
you guys are soo cynical..
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on June 03, 2012, 05:54:39 PM
Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Nobby on June 03, 2012, 10:29:34 PM
Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

Well said.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: davu on June 03, 2012, 11:20:23 PM
well there's my little joke gone splat on the wall behind you guys without leaving a trace. I feel properly put in my place as a newbie, and not for the first time.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: nookiebear on June 04, 2012, 07:50:04 AM
The feedback from the other night is ..........10,000baht bail pending court,for those who cannot pay they are currently locked up in Nang Rong police station!!
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: gotlost on June 04, 2012, 08:58:58 AM
 I give the BIB"S thumbs up on this. thumbup thumbup thumbup
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: ischme on June 04, 2012, 09:01:44 AM
Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

I have been here for many many years and to be perfectly honest have never had a problem with the police.

Have had encounters with the police but never come across any corruption. Have been stopped for speeding. Got a ticket and paid the correct 200 baht fine.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Nobby on June 04, 2012, 09:58:21 AM
Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

I have been here for many many years and to be perfectly honest have never had a problem with the police.

Have had encounters with the police but never come across any corruption. Have been stopped for speeding. Got a ticket and paid the correct 200 baht fine.

You are a very lucky Farang Its chMe.  monkeydancing
So you were given a paper ticket when you paid your 200baht 'fine' , were you?
Either the rest of us are very unlucky or we obviously do the wrong things and go to the wrong places?  slapfight
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: ischme on June 04, 2012, 11:44:49 AM
Nothing to do with luck. I get pulled over by a Thai policeman. So I ask him in Thai what the problem is.

I don't try to be smug. I don't offer him money, as has been advised on forums before.

No problems then no fine.

Show respect to get respect.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on June 04, 2012, 11:49:23 AM
I had a breakin at my Jomtien home many years ago. 13 Police officers attended at 2am.

The following afternoon 2 Police arrived and said they would be able to find the burglar -if i was willing to pay them 6000bt. Otherwise nothing doing!

I had insurance, so naturally it did not bother me whether the burglar was apprehended or not!

Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Nobby on June 04, 2012, 12:09:36 PM
Show respect to get respect.

Quote of the week award goes to .........  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: ischme on June 04, 2012, 12:19:07 PM
That's obviously where you are going wrong then.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: nookiebear on June 04, 2012, 02:58:42 PM
Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

I have been here for many many years and to be perfectly honest have never had a problem with the police.

Have had encounters with the police but never come across any corruption. Have been stopped for speeding. Got a ticket and paid the correct 200 baht fine.
Nowadays if you get a ticket they normally want 400 baht,,,,the tollways around Bangkok its 800 if you are lucky ,1000 if you're not
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on June 04, 2012, 04:17:57 PM
Keep your speed down, don't drink and drive and generally drive carefully and sensibly and it won't cost you a single baht!
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: finnomick on June 04, 2012, 07:02:13 PM
Well, you'd think that was the case but now on two seperate occasions whilst driving on highway 24 back from Korat I have been stopped and told I was speeding. In fact I was travelling at 90kph on a road where the speed limit is 100kph. On both occasions the police officer informed me that ' today, the speed limit is 80kph '.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on June 04, 2012, 07:24:06 PM
There is no 100km/hr speed limit. The maximum on motorways is 120kmph whilst on all other roads the MAXIMUM IS 90 or less.

The answer for all farangs living in Thailand (i.e not short term tourists) is to say ...OK lets sort it out in court."  You'll be on your way  with no problem very quickly.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: finnomick on June 04, 2012, 08:14:05 PM
I stand, or rather sit corrected
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Tiocfaidh Ar La on June 04, 2012, 08:47:41 PM
Keep your speed down, don't drink and drive and generally drive carefully and sensibly and it won't cost you a single baht!
Good advice about the drinking and driving,you could end up throwing beer all over yourself on these terrible roads,especially if your DRUNK. happybar happybar happybar I will drink to that.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: nookiebear on June 05, 2012, 05:33:57 AM
This topic was nothing to do with speeding or drink driving!!
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on June 05, 2012, 07:52:38 AM
But it all revolves around the police and alleged corruption.................A natural progression Nookie!
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: nookiebear on June 05, 2012, 08:24:12 AM
The feedback from the other night is ..........10,000baht bail pending court,for those who cannot pay they are currently locked up in Nang Rong police station!!
A little add on,the ones that are out on bail have to report to Nang Rong Police Station once every week
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on June 05, 2012, 08:52:35 AM
Once a week reporting whilst on  bail. So what about the poor bastards that could not come up with 10,000bt bail? Confined to the police lock-up until the Judges can get up off their arses?  Serves them right!!!!
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: nookiebear on June 05, 2012, 11:53:20 AM
Once a week reporting whilst on  bail. So what about the poor bastards that could not come up with 10,000bt bail? Confined to the police lock-up until the Judges can get up off their arses?  Serves them right!!!!
Still locked up..........Perhaps they may just learn something!!!
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: smithy99 on June 05, 2012, 01:45:26 PM
This maybe fall out from a drugs raid i witnessed about 3 weeks ago,there was approx 30 under cover police and they rounded up 7 guys and im told a considerable number of tablets,

Maybe they have been talking or the police already knew were they had been supplying.

Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Tiocfaidh Ar La on June 05, 2012, 08:14:18 PM
This topic was nothing to do with speeding or drink driving!!
Quote from: Prakhonchai Nick on Yesterday at 04:17:57 PM

    Keep your speed down, don't drink and drive and generally drive carefully and sensibly and it won't cost you a single baht!
Maybe you should tell that to prakhonchai nick.
Title: Re: Never seen this happening in the local villages before
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on June 05, 2012, 08:32:31 PM
This topic was nothing to do with speeding or drink driving!!
Quote from: Prakhonchai Nick on Yesterday at 04:17:57 PM

    Keep your speed down, don't drink and drive and generally drive carefully and sensibly and it won't cost you a single baht!
Maybe you should tell that to prakhonchai nick.

Ha Fucking Ha smart arse!