webfact Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Karon – A British man was arrested after he was found illegally in possession of Diazepam in Karon. The Karon Police told the Phuket Express that earlier this week they set up a routine checkpoint in front of the Nong Harn Lake. They stopped a taxi car, and a foreign man, who was later identified only as Mr. Thomas, 27, a British national who according to police looked suspicious as he waited inside the taxi. Karon police did not specifically reveal what made Mr. Thomas look suspicious but The Phuket Express notes that random tests for drugs or illegal substances are legal in Thailand. By Goongnang Suksawat Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-03-13 - Discover how Cigna Insurance can protect you with a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment. For more information on expat health insurance click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 I didn't know that Diazepam is illegal in Thailand, a country where you can buy almost any drug over the counter... 2 3 1 1 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lister Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 11 minutes ago, ezzra said: I didn't know that Diazepam is illegal in Thailand, a country where you can buy almost any drug over the counter... It isn't, but it's only prescribed by hospitals. It's hard to tell if he was carrying a lot of it or he couldn't prove where it came from. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 26 minutes ago, ezzra said: I didn't know that Diazepam is illegal in Thailand, a country where you can buy almost any drug over the counter... Bad mistake Most of the blue 19mg Diazapam you get is fake, and you would know if you had real 5mg from hospital. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gargamon Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 From the linked article: They searched him and found one Diazepam pill on him. Looks like it's time to get out of Thailand. This is out of control. 4 1 3 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 Arrested for one pill for personal use. Such inane stupidity. The RTP will do absolutely anything in their power to avoid fighting crime. And nearly anything to earn cash. 99% likely they asked him for some cash, which he did not have, or he was not astute enough to offer them their "franchises fee". The deplorable RTP. Lock them up. 5 1 2 2 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lister Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 29 minutes ago, gargamon said: From the linked article: They searched him and found one Diazepam pill on him. Looks like it's time to get out of Thailand. This is out of control. Maybe over zealous cops, maybe sensationalism in the reporting, unsure. I'm pretty sure if I was going to carry diazepam on me, I'd also carry the hospital paperwork too, hospitals have advised me to do similar with much lesser well known medication, that's why they give it to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmj Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 As long as you have a prescription from the doctor you are fine. I’d piss purple in the test if I got pulled over. Guess I need to take pictures of my scripts to show them to hopefully ease the hassle by the MIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sikishrory Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 If they cared that much they could bust 50 chemists in a few days. Sold under the counter all over the place. 3 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, gargamon said: From the linked article: They searched him and found one Diazepam pill on him. Looks like it's time to get out of Thailand. This is out of control. Head East a bit further... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ben Zioner Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, gargamon said: From the linked article: They searched him and found one Diazepam pill on him. Looks like it's time to get out of Thailand. This is out of control. Obvious organised crime. He is a mule carrying [one] dangerous drug, he'll spend the next 20 years at the Bangkok Hilton. Good they should hand him. 2 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 (edited) Phuket. Again. Only one thing you need to know about that place; Just stay away. bob. Edited March 12 by bob smith 3 1 2 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargamon Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 21 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Head East a bit further... Been there, done that. Injectable morphine over the counter. Rohypnal(sp?) aka roofies OTC. Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, ezzra said: I didn't know that Diazepam is illegal in Thailand, a country where you can buy almost any drug over the counter... I think them days have gone at least in Phuket we have two good friends and both are pharmacist with there own shops, A while ago I was in central shopping mall, I could not even buy asprin, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thesetat Posted March 13 Popular Post Share Posted March 13 I used to be able to buy this at a doctors office. Hospitals rarely want to give it to you anymore. Now they offer something similar with a warning on its addictiveness. However, I have never been told to keep the paperwork with me. The chances he bought this on the street is slim at best. It is not something so common for sale and consumption illegally. The witch hunt continues. I wonder how many taxis they stopped that had Thais in them? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted March 13 Popular Post Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, gargamon said: From the linked article: They searched him and found one Diazepam pill on him. Looks like it's time to get out of Thailand. This is out of control. Take one Diazepam and sleep on it, you may change your mind! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted March 13 Popular Post Share Posted March 13 17 minutes ago, 2baht said: Take one Diazepam and sleep on it, you may change your mind! Is this the medication many take to sleep on a long haul flight? 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargamon Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 20 minutes ago, 2baht said: Take one Diazepam and sleep on it, you may change your mind! Diazepam (aka Valium) is too weak. I use bromazepam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1happykamper Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Random roadside drug test. Yikes. Diszapam isn't a drug you would use to get high or trip out... It simply calms you. But Ganga is fine. TIT Simply over the top. Again. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, spidermike007 said: Arrested for one pill for personal use. Such inane stupidity. The RTP will do absolutely anything in their power to avoid fighting crime. And nearly anything to earn cash. 99% likely they asked him for some cash, which he did not have, or he was not astute enough to offer them their "franchises fee". The deplorable RTP. Lock them up. "99% likely they asked him for some cash, " Extremely unlikely ATM. They need to show arrests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzzzz Posted March 13 Popular Post Share Posted March 13 4 hours ago, webfact said: Karon – A British man was arrested after he was found illegally in possession of Diazepam in Karon. The Karon Police told the Phuket Express that earlier this week they set up a routine checkpoint in front of the Nong Harn Lake. They stopped a taxi car, and a foreign man, who was later identified only as Mr. Thomas, 27, a British national who according to police looked suspicious as he waited inside the taxi. Karon police did not specifically reveal what made Mr. Thomas look suspicious but The Phuket Express notes that random tests for drugs or illegal substances are legal in Thailand. By Goongnang Suksawat Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-03-13 - Discover how Cigna Insurance can protect you with a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment. For more information on expat health insurance click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 35+ years in Thailand and thousands of taxi rides all over, have NEVER been stopped by police> extremely bad luck for him 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzzzz Posted March 13 Popular Post Share Posted March 13 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hummin said: Bad mistake Most of the blue 19mg Diazapam you get is fake, and you would know if you had real 5mg from hospital. Blue are 10 mg an every pharmacy sells them< Never brought a fake one, even thou they know they are illegal diazepam is the generic Valium Edited March 13 by zzzzz 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dcheech Posted March 13 Popular Post Share Posted March 13 (edited) 4 hours ago, webfact said: Mr. Thomas, 27, a British national who according to police looked suspicious as he waited inside the taxi. Karon police did not specifically reveal what made Mr. Thomas look suspicious One pill?! Obviously a dealer. 😃 Edited March 13 by Dcheech 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Hummin said: Bad mistake Most of the blue 19mg Diazapam you get is fake, and you would know if you had real 5mg from hospital. A 19 mg tablet?😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted March 13 Popular Post Share Posted March 13 31 minutes ago, zzzzz said: 35+ years in Thailand and thousands of taxi rides all over, have NEVER been stopped by police> extremely bad luck for him It used to happen a lot in Bangkok around Tong Lor area, dragging farangs out of taxi's late at night 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 This is insane. I go to my local government hospital about every 6 weeks, see a doctor, ask for 2 strips (20 tablets) of this medication, pay the medical bill, walk to the pharmacy, fill out a form with my address on it, collect medications, leave hospital. All legal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackGats Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I can't imagine any foreigner dealing in, of all things, diazepam. Random-testing is scary, even if you don't take any illegal drugs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 3 hours ago, Mike Lister said: It isn't, but it's only prescribed by hospitals. It's hard to tell if he was carrying a lot of it or he couldn't prove where it came from. The FULL story says he was carrying one, why is is that hard to tell? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 9 minutes ago, brianthainess said: The FULL story says he was carrying one, why is is that hard to tell? But he originally had a strip of 10. (According to the photo in the FULL story.) He had already taken (or sold) the others. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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