Sierra Leone man caught with 3.8 million baht of cocaine - he swallowed it before arrival, say customs

[Liverpool Lou]

On 2/24/2022 at 7:37 PM, Jimbo53 said:

They can find a guy like this,and can't even find a Red Bull ???????????? T.I.T.

The African is in Thailand, that's kind of important when the Thai authorities use their powers of arrest.

[2long]

TV's most-prolific (argumentative) pedant is back online. 

Stay on your toes, boys & gals! 

[KannikaP]

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Has anyone does the maths. 1280 grams is a lot to swallow with each capsule weighing 17.3 grams.

Bht 3.8M divided by 74 is Bht 51350 EACH capsule. No knowing the going rate, it seems a lot.

Did they see him 'pass the drugs out' of his body, or send the bag shown containing the drugs, for forensic examination. ie vomit or s**t on it. I doubt it.

 

What is confusing you Lou?

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Did they see him 'pass the drugs out' of his body, or send the bag shown containing the drugs, for forensic examination. ie vomit or s**t on it. I doubt it.

What if they didn't?   You think he was charged with vomiting or defecating drugs?   I'd imagine that he's charged with possession/trafficking of drugs, regardless of any bodily functions.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, itsari said:

Please tell me how this man can be charged with a money value on the drugs he has been found to have ?

Surely he can only be charged with the weight of the drugs in his possession .

 

From the OP, "He has been charged with smuggling a Class 2 narcotic".

[KannikaP]

1 minute ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What if they didn't?   You think he was charged with vomiting or defecating drugs?   I'd imagine that he's charged with possession/trafficking of drugs, regardless of any bodily functions.

By doing the examination, they would be able to tell whether the bag of drugs shown had been inside his body and regurgitated top or bottom. Whether that would be taken into account is a different matter.

[mancub]

Bt 3.8 million worth, not an amount to be sniffed at.

[Liverpool Lou]

11 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Has anyone does the maths. 1280 grams is a lot to swallow with each capsule weighing 17.3 grams.

Bht 3.8M divided by 74 is Bht 51350 EACH capsule. No knowing the going rate, it seems a lot.

Did they see him 'pass the drugs out' of his body, or send the bag shown containing the drugs, for forensic examination. ie vomit or s**t on it. I doubt it.

 

What is confusing you Lou?

I'm confused by your interest in their witnessing his bodily functions as he has only been charged with smuggling the drugs.

Edited February 26, 2022 by Liverpool Lou

[KannikaP]

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I'm confused by your interest in their witnessing his bodily functions as he has only been charged with smuggling the drugs.

I never said 'witnessing' it. Only test for bodily fluids on the bag as the headline says he swallowed it between S Leone & Bkk. The drugs were then found in his bag.

Or do I watch too much Morse?   LOL

Edited February 26, 2022 by KannikaP

[tjintx]

17 minutes ago, mancub said:

Bt 3.8 million worth, not an amount to be sniffed at.

I wouldn't, but I know where they've been.   Can we assume that the drugs were of a crappy quality?

[Liverpool Lou]

14 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

16 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I'm confused by your interest in their witnessing his bodily functions as he has only been charged with smuggling the drugs.

I never said 'witnessing' it.

Yes, you did...

"Did they see him 'pass the drugs out' of his body...".

 

Maybe you think there's a difference between "seeing [him pass them]" and "witnessing [him pass them]"?

Edited February 26, 2022 by Liverpool Lou

[Ginkas]

43 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

He was arrested with the drugs in his possession, doesn't matter how they got into the country and Customs do not have to prove that he smuggled them in but, with the details provided, it's safe to presume that he told them what transpired.

 

"...surely Customs' job is at the border and anything that passes their eagle eyes is their loss.  ".

555555!  It doesn't work like that.  You really think that if you can get contraband past Customs you're good to go with no consequences?!

 

Did they racially profile him?

Probably, but so what?   They caught a drug trafficker, didn't they?

Three very correct and accurate responses  -  thank you Liverpool Lou.

I was about to reply but think I might not have been as polite as yourself.

[KannikaP]

11 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes, you did...

"Did they see him 'pass the drugs out' of his body...".

 

Maybe you think there's a difference between "seeing [him pass them]" and "witnessing [him pass them]"?

No I did not say that. Read my post again where I ASKED 'did they see him pass the drugs out of his body'