‘Shootout’ between Thai nationals and police at Poipet casino leaves police officer shot in face

[geovalin]

An argument led to shots exchanged between foreign nationals and police outside a Poipet casino last night. The incident happened outside the Paradise Casino, Kbal Spean 1 Village, Sangkat Poipet City at 11:25 pm, November 20, 2021. Reports are confused, but sources say that at least 15 Thai nationals were drinking together.

 

However, their convivial drinking turned into a violent argument, initially with each other and then with with police.  The argument started with with beer bottles being thrown, but soon escalated into an exchange of small arms fire. During the fracas, three people were injured – including a soldier, who was shot in the cheek and jaw and was seriously injured.

 

Police were then forced to used gunfire to suppress the situation. After the melee, authorities arrested 15 of the perpetrators and are continuing to search for the remaining troublemakers.

 

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[internationalism]

that's sound like the third government house (that is after the government employees moved from the second government house in Thonglor burdellos) to some safer place.

So they carry guns across the border and are not checked by thai customs on return (unlike all other, who do have to go through xray machine and metal detector gate

Edited November 22, 2021 by internationalism