webfact Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Thais arrested for charging ‘access fees’ to Freedom Beach By The Phuket News The men were arrested for charging entrance fees to Freedom Beach, south of Patong. Photo: Immigration Bureau PHUKET: Two Thai men have been arrested for charging tourists cash in order to access Freedom Beach, south of Patong. The men are believed to have been raking in an estimated B10,000 a day. Tourist Police and Immigration officers made the arrests yesterday (Nov 14) during a raid led by national Immigration Chief Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn. Gen Surachate previously served as the national Deputy Chief of the Tourist Police and remains one of the key figures in ‘Thailand’s Action Taskforce for Information technology Crime Suppression’ (‘Tactics’). Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/thais-arrested-for-charging-access-fees-to-freedom-beach-69353.php#7Li45fyysHzqiTxq.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-11-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, webfact said: The men are believed to have been raking in an estimated B10,000 a day. Had they used the 'fee' from one person to make a more professional/official looking sign, they would have made more money.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 A raid led by BJ and no photo. Hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Oziex1 said: A raid led by BJ and no photo. Hmm Oz, I got you.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Vacuum said: Had they used the 'fee' from one person to make a more professional/official looking sign, they would have made more money.... Had they given the police a cut... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soupdragon Posted November 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2018 Quote Police reported that they had been charging money for people to access Freedom Beach for more than one year. With the speed of a striking slug they sprang into action ???? 2 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebike Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Easily a decade they have been running that scam at Freedom Beach. We rocked up in a longtail in ‘09 and they tried to charge us to put a foot on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Jail them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pattayadgw Posted November 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2018 WOW.... it's only taken about 40 years to arrest them... well done!! 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 If you were charged to enter it why was it called Freedom Beach........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoh1490 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said: If you were charged to enter it why was it called Freedom Beach........ if you were allowed to enter Blacks Beach in San Diego and you were not black, why .....! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Oz, I got you.... Thanks Jonathan, I can believe it now, one would have been enough though???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest879 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 surely the cops were in on it if it had been going on for that long. nice clean looking beach. makes me wonder if a fee could not be charged and anyone wanting to go to a clean beach could pay to go there. hard to filter the sewer water of course. I will never forget the last time I would ever swim at jomtien beach several years ago. I thought I was clever by swimming at the south end but even that was disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikosthecats Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Wow. I myself visited Phuket 5 times and 5 times paid the entrance fee ???? I even thought that they are nice when they gave me a free bottle of water(thb 10) and only asked thb 20 for parking =)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Renamed 200 Baht Beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 i go to to smile when i see these pics of Big Joke, always got about 10+ cops trailing around behind him, like lost sheep. * gets home from work, wife says what have you ben doing today dear ? answer, absolutely nothing dear, same as i do every day. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 These guys have been stealing from tourists for at least a year. They're not alone, scammers have their little operations going on everywhere. Cleaning out these crooks, including any officials benefiting from their rackets, would attract a lot more tourists than occasionally waiving visa fees at the airport. If they lose what they have saved on entry to scammers, they won't come back. Repeat business is where the money is. Not a popular viewpoint I know, but BJ seems to be making a difference and appears incorruptible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 2 hours ago, mercman24 said: i go to to smile when i see these pics of Big Joke, always got about 10+ cops trailing around behind him, like lost sheep. * gets home from work, wife says what have you ben doing today dear ? answer, absolutely nothing dear, same as i do every day. * "wife says what have you ben doing today dear ? answer, absolutely nothing dear, same as i do every day. *" - sounds like your typical politician, which I would not be surprised if he is setting himself up for. Look at Duterte in The Philippines. He was swept into power on an anti drug platform. BJ may put himself forward on an anti crime platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xylophone Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 Now which beach area (nearby I think) has illegal buildings on it and which has been "managed" by the son of a well known ex-mayor?? This was supposed to have been cleared a couple of years ago or more, but has anything happened about that yet?? Maybe something to show how serious BJ is about clearing out corruption! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisu Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Will check tomorrow if its really for free now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 6 hours ago, mercman24 said: i go to to smile when i see these pics of Big Joke, always got about 10+ cops trailing around behind him, like lost sheep. * gets home from work, wife says what have you ben doing today dear ? answer, absolutely nothing dear, same as i do every day. * So BJ is doing something and seems to be achieving things, time to start writing something negative then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisu Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Will check tomorrow if its really for free nowWas there today. Now its completed close with a gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlesed Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 What about the entrance fee on the way to some waterfalls in Thailand? There are many fraudsters out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Did it keep the Chinese out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 31 minutes ago, Charlesed said: What about the entrance fee on the way to some waterfalls in Thailand? There are many fraudsters out there! Some Waterfalls or Beaches may be free, but if you have to access them through a private land, the owner of this passage is entitled to ask for an access fee. (or at least it's what I have been told...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Crisu said: Was there today. Now its completed close with a gate Is it a private beach?? If not, the gate means nothing...………….(I think)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 27 minutes ago, xylophone said: Is it a private beach?? If not, the gate means nothing...………….(I think)!! Just look at my post above (#25) Beaches are all public (except military areas and alike) but lands to access to them can be private. No problem (theoretically) if you arrive by boat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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