Video: Like an action movie as gun toting cops thwarted in Rayong drugs bust

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Video: Like an action movie as gun toting cops thwarted in Rayong drugs bust

 

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CCTV footage from outside a gas station in Rayong showed cops in two vehicles try to hem in a pick-up suspected of carrying a drugs gang.

 

As one car attempted to block from the rear another police vehicle came alongside and several officers confronted the pick up driver.

 

But he reversed in a flurry of dust and black smoke through a mini-mart sign and back onto the road.

 

The pick-up then made its escape as officers attempted to shoot out the tires, reported Sanook.

 

Sanook said it was like an action movie reporting that the incident occurred around midday on Friday at the PTT gas station on the Pluak Daeng to Saphan 4 road in Pluak Daeng district.

 

Earlier an informant had told Pluak Daeng cops there would be a drugs delivery.

 

No arrest was made as the pick-up driving in the direction of Saphan 4 market escaped.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-03-12

 

[gk10002000]

Damn, here in the USA, once that truck makes a move towards the cops, there likely would be a hail of bullets and not just at the tires.  But how he escapes just amazes me.  No cop radios?  No communication?  No other units in the area?  What a bunch of amateurs.  Now they will go check the license plate (maybe)  then wait a while to see if he is connected, then they will probably drop the issue and do nothing

[tracker1]

Keystone cops !

[Just1Voice]

Ahhh, yes, my Monday Morning Dose of Comedy, via the always hilarious Thai Police. lol

 

[Borzandy]

I like funny video.

[GLewis]

Not a good day for the cops. Shackled guys get away on video and now this. Up at the top we have a chief trying to let a rich forest poacher off as well. Bent from the top to the bottom...

[RotMahKid]

Watch it better:  the white pickup ( police) followed immediately.

[Lee4Life]

first rule of thumb: Always use a blocking vehicle larger or at least heavier than the suspect vehicle

[RichardColeman]

Yeah it would have been hard to follow - all that black smoke  and all

[colinneil]

Looking at the video ,it looks like some young boys with pretend cap guns playing cops and robbers

Makes even the keystone cops look professional.

[sammieuk1]

Who thought it would be a great idea to confront a probable armed gang in a petrol station and has the pickup had its emissions test pass revoked.

[Darcula]

 

[peterquixote]

I don't agree it makes the cops look idiots. The block was reasonable, its true they could have used a heavy truck, but they could have shot into the cab to kill, but did not. 

[mike324]

In the US some police are starting to use magnetic GPS trackers, such a simple but efficient idea.

[hellstens]

Maybe they need a bit more training at the shooting range

 

Don't hit the target at 2 meters is a bit too bad

[EVENKEEL]

Bad guys definitely have some balls. Go bad guys.

[smew]

Was this cops or volunteer cop force, unbelievable lack of planning skills,  group of beginners, fire all of them !

[dunroaming]

Win some, lose some, shrug the shoulders and back to business (drinking?) as usual.  Such is life for the BiB.

[Somchai Logic]

Can't comment honestly. As apparently my truths are against TV "Policy" 55555

 

[Somchai Logic]

27 minutes ago, hellstens said:

Maybe they need a bit more training at the shooting range

 

Don't hit the target at 2 meters is a bit too bad

How about some training at all 

[Bob1million]

Attempted is right but thats it
It is actually more difficult to hit a Target than most think
But on saying that 2 cops with Glocks or similar should not have a problem with a least 1 bullet hitting the desired place on the vehicle. Some more training I would think not just for shooting at an offender but controlling those shots for public safety

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[Kimber]

4 hours ago, tracker1 said:

Keystone cops !

 

Thai comedy reaches new heights,   how cops can miss shooting out Tyres from 5 feet away is beyond me. 

2 hours ago, car720 said:

Why didn't the grey cop car just stay pulled up directly behind him like he did on the first run.  Why back away and come in at a stupid angle.

 

Waiting for plain unmarked envelopes perhaps 555

[Kimber]

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Bad guys definitely have some balls. Go bad guys.

 

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[Kimber]

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Bad guys definitely have some balls. Go bad guys.

Organised crime in LoS must think it's great to rely on police incompetence. 

[Kurtf]

2 hours ago, peterquixote said:

I don't agree it makes the cops look idiots. The block was reasonable, its true they could have used a heavy truck, but they could have shot into the cab to kill, but did not. 

Well they should have shot into the vehicle and not at the tires. The cops looked extremely unprofessional to me.

[sawadee1947]

wow, just a movie. I thought this could happen only in Trumpistan.....

[sawadee1947]

1 hour ago, Bob1million said:

Attempted is right but thats it
It is actually more difficult to hit a Target than most think
But on saying that 2 cops with Glocks or similar should not have a problem with a least 1 bullet hitting the desired place on the vehicle. Some more training I would think not just for shooting at an offender but controlling those shots for public safety

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a machine gun would do

[1duckyboy]

Just like a Hollywood movie, only in slow motion. If this happened in the U.S. he would have been dead because he came at the cops with a deadly weapon, his car. I wonder if the BIB will be transferred. 

[The Deerhunter]

4 hours ago, RotMahKid said:

Watch it better:  the white pickup ( police) followed immediately.

True.  But at a leisurely pace.  Not paid well enough to risk getting injured by rough fellows like that.   RTP. Underpaid, undertrained and in a setup like this, well undermanned and under supported by vehicles in the actual block and stop or ready backup staff.   Rank amateurs playing as professionals.

[wvavin]

I did not know there is a special feature on smoke screen for pick ups. I should order one too.