Drakulich

the Department of Special Investigation, Thailand's equivalent of the FBI

EXCUSE ME?! Thailand has NO equivalent of the FBI. How dare they!!

I rather like to think its the equivalent of the Keystone Cops

The FBI has a long long history of ineptitude, laziness and improprieties. If they tipped off Thailand it was because they were tipped off by someone else. Give me one proven example of their professionalism and I can respond with 5 cases (really more but I'm lazy) of avoidable disasters. They are overpaid, overstaffed and media whores. Keystone Cops would be an improvement.

Fact of the matter is that the taxis at the airport charge over twice the price of a normal taxi. Walk out of the airport and across the street and there will be half a dozen taxis waiting to take you into town for 120 Baht instead of the 300 the airport charges.