Popular Post webfact Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Picture: Daily News Thai media Daily News said that the country was readying itself for an increase in international crime post pandemic as Thailand increasingly opens up. And they speculated that such crime could be worse than ever. Comments by a senior police inspector suggested that the geographical location of the country and its favorable conditions made it an ideal base for crime in other countries, crime within the country and as a hideout for international fugitives. Commenting was national police inspector Pol Gen Wisanu Prasatthongosot who is in charge of international crime and illegal entry into the kingdom. Picture: Daily News He said that Thailand was a crossroads in the region that made it an ideal place for international crime such as "cyber crime", money laundering through fake companies and a myriad of other illegal activity. Through informants and work with agencies like Interpol and Thai Immigration the RTP would be redoubling their efforts as the country increasingly reopens after the pandemic. He said that Thai immigration have around 30 million people on its Biometrics database using facial recognition and fingerprinting to identify banned persons. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe This would help to stop the practice of criminals simply changing their name and getting new travel documents abroad. In addition CCTV at border points and airports was helping to identify cars as well as people crossing into Thailand. Picture: Daily News He said the favorable living conditions in Thailand with its reasonable cost of living meant it was a preferred place for international criminals masquerading as "tourists". He specifically mentioned fugitives from Europe, the US and Australia involved in mafia activities, drugs, human trafficking, money laundering and fraud. Much crime was committed within Thailand by gangs from Africa and East Asia. He specified scammers, human trafficking, online betting and the falsification of documents. South Asians and Africans were involved in Romance Scams, theft and diamond theft in the gems business. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-01 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 3 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 He never mentioned the increase in Indians suddenly starting to have the necklaces stolen worth 10s of 1000s of baht. Seems like the crime wave is already on the roll. 7 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) No Chinese = little crime. (Obviously excluding the Indian gold snatched by ladyboys) Edited June 1, 2022 by BritManToo 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 38 minutes ago, webfact said: Comments by a senior police inspector suggested that the geographical location of the country and its favorable conditions made it an ideal base for crime in other countries, crime within the country and as a hideout for international fugitives. It has always been like that ,Pattaya is like a magnet for those on the run. plenty of work for the police to do ......???? regards Worgeordie 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 48 minutes ago, webfact said: He said that Thailand was a crossroads in the region that made it an ideal place for international crime such as "cyber crime", money laundering through fake companies and a myriad of other illegal activity. WRONG..... A totally apathetic, corrupt and ineffective police force is what makes Thailand the ideal place for criminals to either hide and / or operate. 39 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Might be a good idea to do away with those mask thingies so the BIB can identify the thousands of criminals about to arrive. 8 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orinoco Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 What a crock of. Thailand needs to sort it's self out first, before pointing fingers. But it's all part of the massive blame game culture of Thailand. 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BestB Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Yes its the foreigners again, not the locals who had no choice but to turn to crime to survive during past 2 years. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post starky Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Finally! The "high value" tourists we have heard so much about are coming to Thailand's shores. 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, BestB said: Yes its the foreigners again, not the locals who had no choice but to turn to crime to survive during past 2 years. It would be nice if we lived in a prefect world! So if you don't want more tourist coming in, don't let them in. Or you could hire more crime busters to take care of the problem. More specialized police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Absurd. International crime is web based these days. London is probably the world capital of international crime and its not tourists! Its murderers and money laundering! Foreigners commiting crime is a more realistic headline for Thai issues. 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mr_lob Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 I would be more worried about the biggest domestic gang of crims....the BIB have had a distinct lack of brown envelopes over the last 2 years 10 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 With that rampant corruption, who thunk?? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nsp64 Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Notice they never call it a hub when its negative news. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sambum Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Commenting was national police inspector Pol Gen Wisanu Prasatthongosot who is in charge of international crime and illegal entry into the kingdom. Woud that be in facilitating it or preventing it? ???? 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nsp64 said: Notice they never call it a hub when its negative news. Yes, although "Hub of International Crime" does have a certain ring to it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kcpattaya Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 "Shane Kenneth Looker" got away with an "8 years' sentence" after killing and cutting up a Thai bar hostess... So, yes, Thailand seems a haven for murderers and criminals. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 A "head fake" to avoid talking about high domestic crime and Thai criminals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millcx Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 55555555555555 Love a good laugh in morning … The masks will stop it “;0) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Excel said: He never mentioned the increase in Indians suddenly starting to have the necklaces stolen worth 10s of 1000s of baht. Seems like the crime wave is already on the roll. Just domestic at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: WRONG..... A totally apathetic, corrupt and ineffective police force is what makes Thailand the ideal place for criminals to either hide and / or operate. And some who benefit from the extra income. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) Yes, we foreigners are terrible, and a huge threat to the moral sanctity of a very pure nation. The locals are not of much concern, especially the ones with money and connections. The world is a dangerous place. Comments by a senior police inspector suggested that the geographical location of the country and its favorable conditions made it an ideal base for crime in other countries, crime within the country and as a hideout for international fugitives. Though there is some truth to the hideout part, it is likely less now than previously, so what this goon should have said, is that with the economy decimated by very, very poor and sustained anemic leadership, Thailand is a victim of itself. Much of the local population is now more desperate than ever, for some cash. The true threat lies from within. Admit it. Edited June 1, 2022 by spidermike007 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Isaan sailor Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Good thing we have no Chinese gangs…..no, wait a minute…. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chiang Mai Will Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 How can the RTP, which is riddled with corruption of varying degrees, hope to control international gangs of crime operating in the Kingdom? Too many high-ranking officers will be receptive to bribes -- even many of the the low-ranking police take bribes! Taking bribes is a way of life for Thai officials. Those at the top are far too vulnerable to weed out the lower ranks. What a paradox! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tarteso Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 National man, National.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Thai police gear up for increase in international crime post pandemic Small minded xenophobic bunch of idiots leading the country 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orinoco Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Only took one week before they turned the tables on us. what a joke. They are a disgrace to the uniforms they wear. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sawadee1947 Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: redoubling their efforts Does it mean redoubling useless lazy incapable corrupt Police????? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 OK the usual pot-kettle-black but every now-&-then there is something like this: Monday, November 18, 2019Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraudster Extradited From Thailand to Face Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme A citizen of Sweden has been extradited from Thailand to the United States today to stand trial for alleged securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/alleged-cryptocurrency-fraudster-extradited-thailand-face-charges-multi-million-dollar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wwest5829 Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 Pol Gen Wisanu Prasatthongosot National Police Inspector Sir, First I apologize for my lack of ability to write in the Thai language. At age 75, I have struggled with the language even as my Thai Wife and Stepdaughter have struggled with English. Still, allow me to suggest some way to free up Policing duties in order to address any rise in "foreigner" criminal activity. My recommendation would be to work with Royal Thai Immigration, clearing the need to deal with those of us long term stay foreigners who have established a long term residency in Thailand which is trouble free. A new category of "Permanent Residency", aimed at the long term foreign retirees, meeting "Extension of Stay" requirements and having Thai families should be recognized as "Permanent Residents". This is a category of foreigners, in the data base with which you would little, if any concern. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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