French tourists arrested for hookah party in Kamala

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French tourists arrested for hookah party in Kamala

The Phuket News

 

The arrests were announced at Kamala Police Station today (Apr 5). Photo: Kamala Police

 

PHUKET: Kamala Police have arrested seven French tourists at a house in Kamala for violating the Emergency Decree by holding a gathering and for illegal possession of hookahs, called “baruku” in Thailand.

 

Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri announced the arrests at a news conference in Kamala at 5pm today (Apr 5).

 

The arrests were made at a house in Moo 5, Kamala at about 00.30am today, Maj Gen Rungrote said.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/french-tourists-arrested-for-hookah-party-in-kamala-75590.php

 

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[Somtamnication]

Much safer now that the hookas were confiscated and the hookers are free. (Joking)!

[RichardColeman]

French arabs looking by the names

[bkk6060]

Book em then deport em.

[ChipButty]

Good job it wasn't Ganja

[Borzandy]

40 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Book em then deport em.

Nobody wants them in France.

[cedel]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

French arabs looking by the names

Yes haha real "French" names, lol, all immigrants or from immigrant parents from Algeria and Morroco... 

[Assurancetourix]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

French arabs looking by the names

They are already realizing that the Thai police have nothing to do with that of France who refuses to go to do their work in the neighborhoods where these "chances for France" live.
It will make them understand that if they want to continue defying the authorities, the best for them is to stay in their ghettos in France.

[smedly]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Book em then deport em.

back to Syria

[Colabamumbai]

Having a bong party now. Join in at home. 

[yellowboat]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

illegal possession of hookahs

Across the border in Malaysia you can hookah day and night while drinking Arab Tea.   Another nail in the coffin for Thai tourism.  Thais are a fun people, but Thailand is no longer.   

[ChipButty]

Whats the problem with Hookah's in Thailand? Is it not paying import tax or duty on the tobacco? 

[twocatsmac]

6 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Across the border in Malaysia you can hookah day and night while drinking Arab Tea.   Another nail in the coffin for Thai tourism.  Thais are a fun people, but Thailand is no longer.   

Yeah, let’s all go to Malaysia to hookah our lungs up and struggle to find a decent priced beer. 

No thanks.

 

[rodpav]

i would say be doing both Hookah and Hooker ha ha

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

French arabs looking by the names

I was in France last year... I though I got off at the wrong airport in the middle east!

[Rimmer]

A personal attack and replies have been removed

[Assurancetourix]

2 hours ago, donnacha said:

I'm always surprised by how many crimes in Thailand these days involve French people. When you hear about a guy beating up a ladyboy, or stealing from a shop, or getting into fights, it is very often a Frenchman.  

I remember traveling in France as a young teenager and they always seemed so cultured, so sophisticated.

It is mystifying that such a dignified people, with such a glorious history, seem to have descended into barbarism.

  

I don't know how old you are;
I think you saw a France that no longer exists;
the one I knew 60 years ago ....

[BritManToo]

No party is complete without hookahs.

[Anotify]

doesn't sound French to me.. 

" refugees " maybe. 

[Baerboxer]

6 hours ago, donnacha said:

I'm always surprised by how many crimes in Thailand these days involve French people. When you hear about a guy beating up a ladyboy, or stealing from a shop, or getting into fights, it is very often a Frenchman.  

I remember traveling in France as a young teenager and they always seemed so cultured, so sophisticated.

It is mystifying that such a dignified people, with such a glorious history, seem to have descended into barbarism.

  

 

Glorious history - would that be fighting all over Europe for varying reasons at different times or imposing dictatorial colonial regimes like other "first world nations" did/do?

[marko kok prong]

6 hours ago, donnacha said:

I'm always surprised by how many crimes in Thailand these days involve French people. When you hear about a guy beating up a ladyboy, or stealing from a shop, or getting into fights, it is very often a Frenchman.  

I remember traveling in France as a young teenager and they always seemed so cultured, so sophisticated.

It is mystifying that such a dignified people, with such a glorious history, seem to have descended into barbarism.

  

Glorious history,did'n't help em much at Agincourt,Cressy,or Waterloo did it,they may be good lovers but fighters,no sir,not when confronted by a stout yoeman,or indeed an ss panzer division.

[rasmus5150]

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Whats the problem with Hookah's in Thailand? Is it not paying import tax or duty on the tobacco? 

The reason is simple. The Thai tobacco industry needs to be protected, and will do anything to curb competition from outside. That's also the reason why they banned E-cigarettes.

[Jai Dee]

A racist troll post has been removed.

[poohy]

7 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Whats the problem with Hookah's in Thailand? Is it not paying import tax or duty on the tobacco? 

Yep there's no way set up to collect duty on the  tobacco thats the main problem plus now the connection with Muslims arabs

On Arrival/transfer  from Cairo I Opened one on if not the first sheesha cafe outside BKKS Arab quarter in 2001 tobacco used to be brought on incoming Egyptian flights Always very popular with Thais and foreigners alike sadly "associated running ahem costs" put us out of business.

Got a couple of lovely ones for personal use at home 

[Just Weird]

8 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Another nail in the coffin for Thai tourism. 

How many years have you and your Thai-bashing gang been saying that now?   Current circumstances excepted, it's all been bo llocks so far!

Edited April 6, 2020 by Just Weird

[Just Weird]

8 hours ago, donnacha said:

It is mystifying that such a dignified people, with such a glorious history, seem to have descended into barbarism.

Hahahaha...very funny!

[RJRS1301]

9 hours ago, cedel said:

Yes haha real "French" names, lol, all immigrants or from immigrant parents from Algeria and Morroco... 

Possibly born in France, or may well be 3rd generation French. 

[Just Weird]

1 hour ago, rasmus5150 said:

The reason is simple. The Thai tobacco industry needs to be protected, and will do anything to curb competition from outside. That's also the reason why they banned E-cigarettes.

"The Thai tobacco industry needs to be protected, and will do anything to curb competition from outside".

Really?  They're that desperate, are they?  That must be why Thailand banned the import of all brands that compete with their brands here, yes?

 

"That's also the reason why they banned E-cigarettes".

I doubt it; what threat are a few e-fags to the Thai tobacco industry, exactly?

 

[Ireland32]

9 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Across the border in Malaysia you can hookah day and night while drinking Arab Tea.   Another nail in the coffin for Thai tourism.  Thais are a fun people, but Thailand is no longer.   

Phil’s too on Boracay 

[Gene1960]

Oh, those Quality tourists.