Five senior Pattaya police officers transferred

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Five senior Pattaya police officers transferred

By The Nation

 

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Five top police officers in Pattaya City have been slapped with transfer orders after two night-time entertainment venues in their area were found to have operated beyond legal hours.

 

Also found at those places were illicit drugs and "baraku" or water-pipe smoking equipment. 

 

Muang Pattaya Police Station superintendent Colonel Prawit Chorseng, two superintendents Pol Lt-Colonel Korm Somkanay and Lt-Colonel Manoj Wangsooseuk and two inspectors Pol Lt-Colonel Saranyapong Maithongkullathorn and Pol Major Palakorn Trachunit were transferred. 

 

“They are now assigned to work at the Chon Buri Police headquarters for 30 days,” National Police deputy spokesman Pol Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen said. 

 

He added that the five police officers would also face a probe.

 

The Provincial Administration Department, with support from military units and relevant authorities, conducted a raid at Brazil Pattaya and 90 Bar parlours at about 4am on Saturday in response to complaints that they operated beyond legal hours. 

 

During the operation, officials found more than 300 customers inside Brazil Pattaya. A gun, a knife, ecstasy pills, ketamine and crystal methamphetamine were found at the venue. Nearly half the customers tested positive for drugs. Also found at the scene were four underage customers. By law, pubs must not admit customers younger than 20 years of age.

 

At the 90 Bar, 14 customers tested positive for drugs.

 

The managers of both these entertainment venues now face several charges. 

 

Ronnarong Thipsiri, a senior official from the Provincial Administration Department, said the Chon Buri governor would be asked to order the closure of Brazil Pattaya and 90 Bar for five years.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30370430

 

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[JimmyTheMook]

Brazil pub ehh?

 

any chicas with grande culo in there?

 

 

[Justgrazing]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Nearly half the customers tested positive for drugs

That'll be a lot of purple rain then .. 

 

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

water-pipe smoking equipment. 

If they used a waste pipe they could be truly smokin' sh*t .. 

Anyway why don't they use a bong like most other normal folk .. 

 

Edited June 2, 2019 by Justgrazing
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[colinneil]

So are these senior policemen being accused of involvement, or just turning a blind eye?

Surely not as all policemen especially senior ones are all hard working honest and beyond reproach.????️‍♀️

[GBW]

The five officers will also face a probe.      Well, what ever blows your hair back I guess ????

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

So are these senior policemen being accused of involvement, or just turning a blind eye?

Surely not as all policemen especially senior ones are all hard working honest and beyond reproach.????️‍♀️

Quite often these guys are involved in the ownership or 'protection' of such places. This seems significant that the new guy wants to clean up the act,  or make a name for himself, wheel out the sacrificial lambs. 

[OneMoreFarang]

Will there also be an investigation if they are unusually rich?

[KittenKong]

5 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Will there also be an investigation if they are unusually rich?

I dont think there is anything unusual about policemen or politicians being rich here. The unusual ones would be the ones with little money.

[Geoffggi]

Only the tip of the iceberg , there are heaps of places that are open until 06:00 - 06:30hrs on third road & Soi Bongkot

[mikebell]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

National Police deputy spokesman Pol Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen said

next we are going after ALL Pattaya taxi drivers who break the law of the land EVERY single hour of EVERY single day by not using meters EVER.

[sammieuk1]

I suppose there are still some crims that are not police but at a guess not that many ????

[Dexlowe]

Not a single word about anyone being charged for possession of the various illicit things found. Or tested for. Or the operators. Poor reporting? Or did the police simply forget because they were tired? 

[worgeordie]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The managers of both these entertainment venues now face several charges

Nothing will happen to the owners ? those actually responsible.

regards Worgeordie

[BestB]

If they were to get serious about all

the illegal stuff taking place in this town , all of Pattaya police would be transferred ????

[jacko45k]

9 minutes ago, Dexlowe said:

Not a single word about anyone being charged for possession of the various illicit things found. Or tested for. Or the operators. Poor reporting? Or did the police simply forget because they were tired? 

At a guess most of it was likely found on the floor. Those tested positive will be charged accordingly.

[ezzra]

What many people don't know that iit is not a 'transfer' merely a rotation of the upper echelon who's pocket are full by now and a smart cop knows when enough is enough...

[PatOngo]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Five senior Pattaya police officers transferred

Good to see they've been hit with the ultimate, harsh punishment! That'll teach them!

[bronzedude]

500 baht fine and back to their old jobs. Business as usual.

[RotBenz8888]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

They are now assigned to work at the Chon Buri Police headquarters for 30 days,

Thats to harsh, 30 days of lost income

[BestB]

4 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Thats to harsh, 30 days of lost income

You think Chonburi not have bars and clubs?????

[RotBenz8888]

7 minutes ago, BestB said:

You think Chonburi not have bars and clubs?????

I thought the colleagues would take over those for 30 days...?

[300sd]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The managers of both these entertainment venues now face several charges.

And that is really the crime of this country. The managers will spend years in prison for maybe just being stupid or naive, while the real criminals, get a "probe" and the owners get nothing. It's really sick.

Edited June 3, 2019 by 300sd

[Pilotman]

3 hours ago, GBW said:

The five officers will also face a probe.      Well, what ever blows your hair back I guess ????

No doubt it will take place in the upstairs rooms of the bars, 1,000 Bhat. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

He added that the five police officers would also face a probe.

 

Oh no! Not the probe????

[Golden Triangle]

^^^^^^^ A deep one I hope 

 

 

[RJRS1301]

8 hours ago, GBW said:

The five officers will also face a probe.      Well, what ever blows your hair back I guess ????

Who or what will they be probed by/with??

[LongTang]

9 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Only the tip of the iceberg , there are heaps of places that are open until 06:00 - 06:30hrs on third road & Soi Bongkot

What Iceberg?? These BS closing times are what is truly destroying the reputation of this place..

Somehow i think these rules were invented  in the first place just to allow local authorities to extract more revenues.

 

The only thing that will make sense to charge them with is if they knew drugs were being sold there.

[Mavideol]

11 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Will there also be an investigation if they are unusually rich?

5 brand Benz (one for each of his 5 concubines) and a couple of condos by the beach

[thailand49]

No Transfers just Fire them!  They will do just fine without a job years of stacking money in their homes behind the sheetrock walls.

[Just Weird]

10 hours ago, Dexlowe said:

Not a single word about anyone being charged for possession of the various illicit things found. Or tested for. Or the operators. Poor reporting? Or did the police simply forget because they were tired? 

Nothing wrong with the reporting, it's just you that's late to the party. Both those raids were widely reported on recently and all your questions were answered then.

 

"Not a single word about anyone being charged for possession of the various illicit things found. Or tested for"

By the way, in the report that you're complaining about here there was a specific reference to drug testing. 

 

"Or did the police simply forget because they were tired?"

This OP report also confirmed what had previously been reported that the raids were not conducted by the police...."The Provincial Administration Department, with support from military units and relevant authorities, conducted a raid at Brazil Pattaya and 90 Bar"

Edited June 3, 2019 by Just Weird