Mueang Kalasin police station. Photo: Thai Rath

 

by TNR Staff

 

THREE Mueang Kalasin policemen have been arrested on the charges of taking a large bribe from the sister of a drug suspect to free him in a sting operation mounted by the provincial police, Naewna newspaper reported Saturday afternoon (March 25).

 

Pol. Maj. Gen. Suwan Chienawinthawat, the provincial police commander, confirmed that three policemen attached to Mueang Kalasin police station had been arrested after a letter signed by this station’s superintendent and sent to National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat  stating that members of the station’s investigation team had been arrested for demanding 500,000 baht from a relative of a drug suspect had spread online yesterday.

 

Pol. Maj. Gen. Suwan said Pol.Col. Kasem Mutaphon, the provincial police’s head of investigation, had been contacted by Mrs. A that after her brother Mr. B had been arrested in possession of 2,000 tablets of methamphetamine pills; a police team contacted her to give 500,000 baht in exchange for his freedom.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/03/25/3-kalasin-policemen-arrested-for-taking-bribe-to-free-drug-suspect/

 

 

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

Pol. Maj. Gen. Suwan said Pol.Col. Kasem Mutaphon, the provincial police’s head of investigation, had been contacted by Mrs. A that after her brother Mr. B had been arrested in possession of 2,000 tablets of methamphetamine pills; a police team contacted her to give 500,000 baht in exchange for his freedom.

Is there any positive image left of the RTP

maybe it should now read Royal Tarnished Police?

For the last few months I've been reading about numerous crackdowns and officer transfers leading up to the elections but no no convictions/sentences. Am I being naive.

Be honest, I am all for anybody that does this to receive the full sentence that the perp would have got in court. You accept a bribe for smuggling drugs you get the say 5 years, or 30 for murder.

19 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Be honest, I am all for anybody that does this to receive the full sentence that the perp would have got in court. You accept a bribe for smuggling drugs you get the say 5 years, or 30 for murder.

Don't often agree with your posts, but this is a good one

It probably happens all the time did you guys just got caught TIT

The way things are going, the government should build a new prison wing at each prison for policemen only because their lives would be in danger in the current jails. 

But, isn't this always been the practice, no matter what the crime............ 

To all RTP dinosaurs the two words "spread online " is your new nemesis ????  

Most all drug laws are idiotic and counterproductive. In Thailand, they serve only as a conduit for bribe money. I am in favor of total legalization of ALL drugs, including heroin, cocaine and what have you. The penalty for misuse is usually death and the users do not even have to go through the court system. Let drug abusers weed themselves out.

4 minutes ago, Felton Jarvis said:

Most all drug laws are idiotic and counterproductive. In Thailand, they serve only as a conduit for bribe money. I am in favor of total legalization of ALL drugs, including heroin, cocaine and what have you. The penalty for misuse is usually death and the users do not even have to go through the court system. Let drug abusers weed themselves out.

You're a junky then.............................................

11 minutes ago, transam said:

You're a junky then.............................................

Libertarian.  Google it.

7 minutes ago, Felton Jarvis said:

Libertarian.  Google it.

It says, fruitcake...................????

16 minutes ago, transam said:

It says, fruitcake...................????

Your definition only. Most of us want to be left alone. Drugs threaten no one except the cartels who can no longer profit from them.

The ability of the big fish to pay their way out of prosecution is a problem in most of the countries that decide to wage a war on drugs.  Drugs are big money.  Very big money.  I remember that during the 80s, talking to a friend from Miami about how a fair number of law enforcement had suddenly gotten rather wealthy -- nice big boats, a new house, nice cars.  It's not that they were inherently dishonest cops, but the cartels could pay big bribes, and that kind of money gets hard to overlook.   

A friend who worked with Customs and Border Patrol along the Mexican border said it's much safer for some less-than-honest officials to get paid to simply ignore a particular vehicle crossing the border.  

 

In countries where bribes will get a person into serious trouble, the low level dealers don't have the money to pay the kind of money to get them out of trouble.  

 

Almost everyone has a price.  It's just a matter of finding out what it is.