Immigration smart cars! Now they come for the Thais!

[webfact]

Immigration smart cars! Now they come for the Thais!

 

 

Thailand's infamous BMW smart cars - used repeatedly in busting foreigners - have now been turned on the Thais. 

 

Naew Na reported that the cars were used in the busts of several Thai men with illegal weapons and drugs. 

 

Three men were prosecuted in Pattaya, Sri Racha and Sattahip. 

 

In the first case in Pattaya on March 3rd Attakorn, 23, was nabbed outside an apartment with no name at the entrance to Ratanakorn Village. He had an unregistered gun and ammunition and a quantity of krathom leaves. 

 

This arrest was a collaboration of the Chonburi immigration and the Pattaya police.

 

Two days later the smart car was again utilized in the arrest of Somjit, 39, found with an illegal gun in a joint operation of immigration and the Phlu Taluang police in Soi Kongkawian, Sattahip.

 

Finally on the same day Pongsakorn, 33, was arrested in Surasak sub-district with an illegal weapon. This was Chonburi immigration working with the Sri Racha police. 

 

Hitherto the much vaunted BMW smart cars have been utilized nationwide in busts of foreigners usually on overstay. 

 

Each car is fitted with onboard diagnostics and connections meaning that on the spot analysis of miscreants can be accomplished.

 

Now it appears they are being turned against the Thai population. 

 

In this report Naew Na did not report a number to call. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[Psimbo]

Oh Jeez- here we go again.

 

Can people not get over the use of Beemers- it's insignificant in the big scheme of things ('infamous' AND 'vaunted' in the same story- make yer mind up!).

 

They are only 'infamous' in the eyes of Thaigezzers who find plenty of other things to moan about. 

 

Just be grateful they are taking Crims off the street (and yes if you overstay you ARE a criminal despite what some may think) whatever their background.

 

I'm surprised no one has suggested exporting one to London yet to sit outside 'Boy's door.

Edited March 9, 2020 by Psimbo

[ThomasThBKK]

3 minutes ago, Psimbo said:

Oh Jeez- here we go again.

 

Can people not get over the use of Beemers- it's insignificant in the big scheme of things ('infamous' AND 'vaunted' in the same story- make yer mind up!).

 

They are only 'infamous' in the eyes of Thaigezzers who find plenty of other things to moan about. 

 

Just be grateful they are taking Crims off the street (and yes if you overstay you ARE a criminal despite what some may think) whatever their background.

 

I'm surprised no one has suggested exporting one to London yet to sit outside 'Boy's door.

BMW prolly gave them a good leasing deal, and that's it. Stupid discussion, Thailand has bigger issues besides BMW or Lexus.

 

 

 

Edited March 9, 2020 by ThomasThBKK

[PatOngo]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

In this report Naew Na did not report a number to call. 

 

There's this guy.... he got a lot of watches by dodgy means......care to take a look at him?

[KhunKenAP]

They had better send them after the 80 Thai's returning from S. Korea who escape from Swampy, before being sent into quarantine. 

 

How in the H.E.L.L could that even happen. Wife says bribes.

[PatOngo]

5 minutes ago, KhunKenAP said:

How in the H.E.L.L could that even happen. Wife says bribes.

I would have thought just plain incompetence.

[timendres]

Som Nam Na.

[manchega]

yay majic super cars capable of busting villains at a hundred miles distance, sniffing out guns, drugs and expired visas, amazing thailand

[legend49]

Spread the joy smart cars. They actually fit 8 police inside the BMW?

 

[Greenhill]

Is it a sign that Immigration don't have enough to do, worrying about foreigners, that they can divert their attention to the far more dangerous Thai criminals?!!

[bluesofa]

18 minutes ago, Greenhill said:

Is it a sign that Immigration don't have enough to do, worrying about foreigners, that they can divert their attention to the far more dangerous Thai criminals?!!

Perhaps they're giving the foreigners a wide berth in case they catch something from them.

 

[Tropposurfer]

Seen the 'smart car' around Phuket a few times in the last weeks. Good guys in bad guys out ????

[JustAnotherHun]

26 minutes ago, Tropposurfer said:

Seen the 'smart car' around Phuket a few times in the last weeks. Good guys in bad guys out ????

Bad guys out? There were no drivers in the smart cars?

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Immigration smart cars! Now they come for the Thais!

Look out "Pee noi's" they will find you.

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Immigration smart cars! Now they come for the Thais!

Look out "Pee noi's" they will find you.

The all new Ghostbusters.

[hotchilli]

4 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

The all new Ghostbusters.

Out with the BMW's, in with the new "Pee noi" ghost busting machine!!!!

Coming to a town near you soon.

[Andycoops]

4 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

They had better send them after the 80 Thai's returning from S. Korea who escape from Swampy, before being sent into quarantine. 

 

How in the H.E.L.L could that even happen. Wife says bribes.

Not to mention the thousands before that!

[PETERTHEEATER]

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

There's this guy.... he got a lot of watches by dodgy means......care to take a look at him?

The Beema's multi-sensor  is not calibrated for horology.....Perhaps one of those infamous divining bomb detectors could be modified to pick up the tiny tick-tock sounds?????

[Rimmer]

An off topic spelling police rant has been removed.  Do not try to hijack the topic which is about:

 

Immigration smart cars! Now they come for the Thais!

[Iron Tongue]

Do immigration police even have authority to investigate and arrest Thai citizens for non immigration crimes?

[Soikhaonoiken]

These BMW are clever cars, can even sniff out unregistered weapons, and crimes, think I might purchase one to keep myself safe. 

[pattayadgw]

Might be useful to round up the 800,000+ thais running around with warrants out for their arrest :)))

[mikebell]

How did these smart cars know he had guns etc?  Maybe someone called a hotline, in which case a motor bike taxi would have sufficed.

[Woolsgibb60]

On 3/9/2020 at 5:39 AM, ThomasThBKK said:

BMW prolly gave them a good leasing deal, and that's it. Stupid discussion, Thailand has bigger issues besides BMW or Lexus.

 

 

 

I like to know how did the car catch them

[essox essox]

On 3/9/2020 at 12:46 PM, KhunKenAP said:

They had better send them after the 80 Thai's returning from S. Korea who escape from Swampy, before being sent into quarantine. 

 

How in the H.E.L.L could that even happen. Wife says bribes.

so are they going to use the B M W to round all of them up???

[jacko45k]

On 3/9/2020 at 12:46 PM, KhunKenAP said:

They had better send them after the 80 Thai's returning from S. Korea who escape from Swampy, before being sent into quarantine. 

 

How in the H.E.L.L could that even happen. Wife says bribes.

You are kidding right... the police here have been known to lose prisoners between the  charge desk and the cells, sometimes allowing them to use a bathroom and climb out of the window. They couldn't hold a sloth!