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"National news reports suggest that local people feel that the dawn raid carried out by police and army soldiers last week was less than a success, and that the raid only resulted in the seizure of licensed firearms, leaving many illegal firearms in the hands of local young gangs. They said they had been promised an end to gun crime in Samui but only a few hours later one lay dead and another one wounded."

What did I say before?

All that raid was a waste of time.

Costas is correct........most of the time.............listen to me.............

May the deceased Rests in Peace and they all get what they deserve.

Costas you can say what you like. Have you looked at all the crime figures in Thailand? What do you know about Samui? IMHO nothing. It's just another incident that can take place anywhere, when youth are drinking or fuelled up on a substance.

So please get off your high horse , It's Thailand , could happen anywhere. Stop the nitpicking.

I really do not see the point in continuing this topic. Members go out of their way to alienate a newish member & when a justified reply is given after being ridiculed, persistent off topic & trollish posts made.

Some of the seasoned members should be ashamed.

TOPIC CLOSED.

I am confident that if the foreign media gets hold of the police and army intentions to raid houses in tourist islands and scare the s$it out of everybody they will advice tourists to flood Thailand.

And out of this super display of power with 756 heroes involved......they got 20 guns and some kratom leaves.

Costas, I live on Samui. Let me just tell you any such action is most welcome, no matter if they got 1 or 20 or 100 guns. It's the message that counts the most.

Samui is the only island / resort not touched by the military until now. Beg your pardon, they tried with the taxis.

So you fell for it. You can look at all the reports in all the newspapers and everyone of them will say 20 guns/fire arms but not one said they were illegal fire arms. The other problem is that the real mafia was never touched by this operation and will never be as they are the ones that supply the foot soldiers when there are protests in BKK.

This is how wrong you are. You have to look at the preceding events with the death of a an influential figure.

Subsequent arrests of very important if that's what you want to call them persons & a show of force to drive the point home & to possibly show the local bib they are not alone. Or perhaps the powers to be have had just enough of all the sweeping under the carpet of the inter power play deaths.

You are only looking at one part of the puzzle, you have to look at the whole picture & the message they are trying to convey.

Many a death on Samui in power struggles go unannounced or simply covered up, this is a whole new leaf & I hope it continues.

I am confident that if the foreign media gets hold of the police and army intentions to raid houses in tourist islands and scare the s$it out of everybody they will advice tourists to flood Thailand.

And out of this super display of power with 756 heroes involved......they got 20 guns and some kratom leaves.

Costas, I live on Samui. Let me just tell you any such action is most welcome, no matter if they got 1 or 20 or 100 guns. It's the message that counts the most.

Samui is the only island / resort not touched by the military until now. Beg your pardon, they tried with the taxis.