Popular Post webfact Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 Aust man, Thai wife get death for drugs Kanyarat Wechapitak and Luke Cook have been handed the death penalty for drug smuggling in Thailand. A Perth member of the notorious bikie group Hells Angels and his wife have been sentenced to death in Thailand for trying to smuggle half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine into Australia. Luke Cook, 34, and his Thai wife Kanyarat Wechapitak, 40, were arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport last December and charged in relation to a 2015 plot to smuggle an estimated $300 million of crystal meth - or ice - into Thailand and then on to Australia. A Thai court has sentenced the couple to death, but that is expected to be commuted to life in prison, media reports on Wednesday said. Full story: https://www.9news.com.au/2018/11/14/04/39/aust-man-thai-wife-get-death-for-drugs -- 9NEWS 2018-11-14 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orac Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) Is this the ex owner of The Piss Stop in Pattaya? Edited November 13, 2018 by Orac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post happy chappie Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 I sometimes wake up with a hangover and think I'm having a bad day.i hope he likes rice. 7 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 40 minutes ago, webfact said: Luke Cook I guess his goose is COOKED alright.. for me, anyone who deals for drugs for profits, he has no place among normal, everyday people.... 28 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 Note to self: do not ever bring drugs into Thailand. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fex Bluse Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, ezzra said: I guess his goose is COOKED alright.. for me, anyone who deals for drugs for profits, he has no place among normal, everyday people.... I suppose I agree, but to be consistent we would need to feel the same about the pharma companies. For example, where Marijuana was illegal, now that it's a commercial opportunity, wrapped up in corporate speak, everyone is OK with it. 12 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Redacce Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 Good riddance. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post z42 Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, ezzra said: I guess his goose is COOKED alright.. for me, anyone who deals for drugs for profits, he has no place among normal, everyday people.... Which type of drugs Ezzra, only the ones you don't like I expect? So bar owners and restauranteurs the world over who dish up alcohol (arguably the most harmful drug of all) to their paying, willing customers have no place among normal everyday people then by your weird logic. Obviously, the drug laws and sentencing guidelines in Asia for controlled drugs are insane, but who do you really think controls it all? Or allows a trade worth billions of dollars to flourish exactly? From your comment it is evident that you know little about how the global drug trade operates, and are unable to distinguish different types of drugs based on their end use, and harm potential on the user and society at large. In short, get a clue mate. About the OP, the 2 people sentenced to death knew the risks, and were stupid to get involved imho 18 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rc2702 Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 Well it's enough to make even bike gang members think twice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave67 Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 I must say you have to admire their balls half a tonne of meth 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MalandLee Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 I have to say, thanks Thailand for thwarting the drug shipment, it would have devastated our young people in Australia. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Some trolling posts have been removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: have been sentenced to death in Thailand I know some posters will waffle on about being against the death sentence, but this <deleted> almost certainly knew the possible consequences, if caught, so zero sympathy from here. Unfortunately, as stated, it won't be enforced, so why did the judge give it in the first place ? 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said: I know some posters will waffle on about being against the death sentence, but this <deleted> almost certainly knew the possible consequences, if caught, so zero sympathy from here. Unfortunately, as stated, it won't be enforced, so why did the judge give it in the first place ? The Judge was just following sentencing guidelines and the judiciary system allows for appeals against the death sentence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aussie999 Posted November 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2018 Will they be given the same chance as other Thais, who are sentenced to long term, or death, then granted bail, eg, a few years back, 2 cops up north, found guilty of murder, sentenced to death, let out on bail, never heard of since. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedle dee Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Now we get the world trying to save the poor darlings .... take em out and pop ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Orac said: Is this the ex owner of The Piss Stop in Pattaya? The same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oziex1 Posted November 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2018 What concerns me when death sentences are passed in Thailand or Indonesia where they actually carry them out, is the possibility even the likelyhood that those involved from the arresting officers up to the Judges who pass the sentence will profit from the contraband confiscated. The stuff is just too valuable to completely destroy, it would be like burning money itself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tweedle dee Posted November 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, Oziex1 said: What concerns me when death sentences are passed in Thailand or Indonesia where they actually carry them out, is the possibility even the likelyhood that those involved from the arresting officers up to the Judges who pass the sentence will profit from the contraband confiscated. The stuff is just too valuable to completely destroy, it would be like burning money itself. Shhhhhhhh ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, ezzra said: I guess his goose is COOKED alright.. for me, anyone who deals for drugs for profits, he has no place among normal, everyday people.... So bar owners then? 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted November 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2018 "Cook, owner of the Piss Stop bar in Pattaya, was convicted in 2016 of helping Australian kick-boxer and former Sydney businessman Antonio Bagnato flee Thailand after he murdered Schneider, a prominent figure of Sydney's underworld. Cook, who drove Bagnato in a private car to the Cambodian border after the killing, was convicted in a Thai court of aiding and abetting a crime and sentenced to three months jail, which was suspended for two years." WAtoday 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 2 lorry loads of drugs were seized in the last few weeks, i wonder if they will be sentenced to death, just sayin ?? ah is it a joib only a Thai can do ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canthai55 Posted November 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, z42 said: In short, get a clue mate. Hear Hear The War on Drugs is a business. This business harms more people, mostly families, than any other on earth. Only uninformed, biased people, prejudiced believe otherwise. Drugs have never been so cheap, plentiful, and pure since the dawn of Man. Want the illegal global drug trade - and all it gangs, brutality, murders and tortures to vanish overnight ? Decriminalize world wide. Only look to Portugal where this is proven to work. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radical-drugs-policy-is-working-why-hasnt-the-world-copied-it 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebell Posted November 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2018 Drug smuggling is best left to the police. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Will they be given the same chance as other Thais, who are sentenced to long term, or death, then granted bail, eg, a few years back, 2 cops up north, found guilty of murder, sentenced to death, let out on bail, never heard of since.Because it’s lawless !Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunHeineken Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Orac said: Is this the ex owner of The Piss Stop in Pattaya? It looks like it is. You can see The Piss Stop Bar in the background. https://www.9news.com.au/2018/11/14/08/08/perth-man-luke-cook-thailand-death-sentence-drug-smuggling-charges-hells-angels-bikie If you were going to transport the drugs to Australia, why wouldn't you sail past Thailand, where they have the death sentence, and if not death, very harsh prison time? Why wouldn't you sail directly to Australia, with it's huge coast line, most of which has no surveillance, no death penalty, and easier prison time, and if the drugs had to actually be stored, why wouldn't you chose a small nation island? Unless the drugs were actually meant for Thailand. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Somtamnication said: Note to self: do not ever bring drugs into Thailand. He was exporting them, not importing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 An off topic and the replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 24 minutes ago, KhunHeineken said: It looks like it is. You can see The Piss Stop Bar in the background. https://www.9news.com.au/2018/11/14/08/08/perth-man-luke-cook-thailand-death-sentence-drug-smuggling-charges-hells-angels-bikie If you were going to transport the drugs to Australia, why wouldn't you sail past Thailand, where they have the death sentence, and if not death, very harsh prison time? Why wouldn't you sail directly to Australia, with it's huge coast line, most of which has no surveillance, no death penalty, and easier prison time, and if the drugs had to actually be stored, why wouldn't you chose a small nation island? Unless the drugs were actually meant for Thailand. ???? Maybe he was on board the yacht and the drugs came overland from China to Thailand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunHeineken Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, sanemax said: Maybe he was on board the yacht and the drugs came overland from China to Thailand ? It says they were thrown overboard when spotted by Thai authorities and later washed up on a beach. The drugs must have been on the boat. Edited November 14, 2018 by KhunHeineken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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