Beetofaneediot

I realize this may be a controversial post, but there isn't much I can do about that.

Must say it is a nice touch having a weed forum, for reasons you will soon see.

Back in my youth, I was a bit of a <deleted>. Now if I'd stayed in my own country,

I could have outgrown this condition, without a heap of extra hassle. In my mid

20s, I was at the tail end of a decently long run of addiction. My tipple, was ye

olde diacetylmorphine, otherwise known as heroin. Anyway, to cut a horribly long

story short, I was busted with a decent amount ganja and a tiny amount of heroin.

I didn't have enough heroin, to actually use, it was basically a few wee bags with 

traces, a used spoon and a handful of used syringes. I probably should have been

an <deleted> and just dumped them somewhere, but I tended to keep them and then

drop them in a hazards bin at the hospital nearby.

 

Anyways, I was caught, keptinside on remand for a couple of months, then found

guilty and fined a bunch. As I'd been inside, rather than on bail, my fine was being

paid off so much every day and it ended up covering the majority of the fine. Once

the case was over, I was delivered to the IDC and after a couple of weeks, I was

deported, then flown home.

 

Since this happened, I have been back to the LOS a bunch of times. It only involved

changing my name and getting a new passport. I haven't been back in a few years

and since the new biometrics and fingerprint gear at airports and land borders(?)

It has me wondering what sort of chance, there would be, that the sirens and red

lights would go off, as my picture or fingerprints would trigger something in the

computer used? I was pinched in the late 90s and the last time I was back, was 5 or

6 years ago.

 

I realize there will be people, who aren't happy with my post and fair dues to them.

There really isn't anything I can say in my defense, though the aforementioned

episode, did contribute to my eventual sobriety in a big way. While I probably

shouldn't be a massive fan of the draconian way Thailand treats, or perhaps treated

folks with drug problems, it really was wonderful coming back, knowing that I really

would have to go out of my way, to find a way to relapse.

 

While I have had a couple of hiccups on my travels since then, I've been able to stay

clean, off the really horrible stuff at least, all the times I've been to Thailand since then.

 

Like allot of people, I was shocked when I learned that weed was being decriminalized.

I do enjoy the odd dodgy cigar, so it would be a blast to be able to have a wee schmoke

over your way, without worrying about getting locked up and deported again.

 

Oh yeah, the reason for my post. Does anyone know, or have an idea how far back

fingerprint records go, in the immigration system? My fingerprints were only ever taken 

in the old fashioned way, but it has me wondering if they could, or would have been

digitized since then? The first couple of times, I went back, was overland from Malaysia,

though since then I have flown in and out of Thailand without any problems (first time

almost gave me a stroke though, as I was about as nervous as I think I've ever been.)

 

So, to sum up, is there anyone, with any actual knowledge, of how far back there are

digitized, fingerprint and/or biometric records, that have been converted from ye olde

paper records? I am considering having a crack at trying an overland crossing, but I'd

be allot happier about the prospect, if being knocked back, meant simply turning around

and going back to Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar or Laos?

 

I have read the odd story about folks in my situation, being nabbed by the fingerprint

biometric machines, but I don't think I've ever read any details about how much time

had gone by between being pinched and deported and then coming back? Also, when

all of this stuff was happening, I kept on hearing about 100 year stamps. Is there actually

a 100 year ban for cases like mine? I wish I'd kept hold of the passport with the stamp in it

but it managed to do a disappearing act on me. I had it kept somewhere I thought was

safe, but when we were last moving house, it up and disappeared on me. I'd have been

happy to scan the stamp and share it on here otherwise.

 

 

 

Apologies to anyone who is offended by my post, or myself, so by all means fire away kids.

It really would be great if I could get some decent opinions on the reason for my post.

 

Cheers, and I hope the new year is treating you well.