British Nationals Face Increased Scrutiny as Thailand Cracks Down on Crime

[sambum]

56 minutes ago, geisha said:

The official figures  2025 are,

China, Malaysia, Russia, S. Korea, India , UK, USA, Taiwan, Germany,France.

etc

in that order.

If the police did their job, and the courts too, any trouble makers, thieves, drug related , fighting, a day in the cell, a day in court, fined, deported , banned.
Quite sure the problem would be solved in one year. 

 

Too many backhanders/tea money involved for that to happen!

[sambum]

On 3/25/2025 at 1:07 PM, jesimps said:

Because of our woke police hierarchy and woke judges, Brits can commit crime with little consequences. Hardly suprising that they think they can do the same here. I disagree though that the spotlight should be just on us Brits, there's plenty of misbehaviour from other nationalities here ie Swiss, French Moroccans, Kuwaitis, Germans, Chinese and Russians etc. Warning: snowflakes close your eyes - A dose of Singapore's corporal punishment would sort them out. 

 

"Because of our woke police hierarchy and woke judges, Brits can commit crime with little consequences."

 

Well said! And yes, I don't agree with Brits being singled out as the "Bad Boys" - there are plenty of other nationalities with the same type of scumbags.

[Pompeygeezer]

4 hours ago, Johnlkuk said:

 

I'm a Brit on the tail end of a 60 day waiver. 

I'm starting to feel I've let the side down as I haven't done too much criminality apart from vaping and riding my bike without a helmet. 

 

It's a fair cop guv. 

Yeah you ought to be ashamed of yourself.    Pull your finger out😉

[Advocate]

It reminds me of the old British joke about a pommie traveler interogated by Australian Immigration official with the question"do you have a criminal record?" To which the Brit replies, "is it still compulsory?"

[zombie nights]

On 3/25/2025 at 10:02 AM, Jeff the Chef said:

 

 

Excuse me.

I am so dreadfully sorry...

[terryofcrete]

23 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:

That why you moved to Crete Tel?

Nah ..my grandma's family were Owens...and her first name was Minnie! 

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[kimamey]

On 3/25/2025 at 8:36 AM, dr_lucas said:

And I thought British manners are still a thing... 

Bo, that's just me. 

[soalbundy]

On 3/25/2025 at 8:36 AM, dr_lucas said:

And I thought British manners are still a thing... 

What a brave statement.

[balo]

Just delete Pattaya from the map and 90% of the crimes involving Brits will magically disappear. 

 

[UserC923]

Go read the news, the Thai authorities are under pressure.

https://thestandard.co/british-embassy-warns-tourists-about-cannabis/

[NativeBob]

I think this is very wrong and biased assumption. Out of all foreigners I've met in TH Brits were quite friendly and safe to deal, work and drink with. Unlike some herrings and mackerel folks. 

[Sir Dude]

British nationals might be trying to smuggle weed a little but hardly an epidemic of it, but what about the African romance and other types of call center scammers etc.... or the Chinese that pretend to build sound buildings for the Thai government?

Entitled UK citizens are hardly in the same league... just that Beijing has ordered a cover-up because the pesky earthquake caught them out, as they were quite happy to finish a crappy quality building and then let Thai government workers spend everyday at work in the place not knowing how fragile it was. Did anyone see the sickly propaganda advert, that was swiftly deleted, about that building as a perfect example of China's BRI construction prowess? Blimey... the complete bunch of Richards!

[MicroB]

On 3/25/2025 at 1:37 AM, Upnotover said:

Because the story is from a British source.

 

 

Quote

Columnist Stickman observed the trend, pointing to frequent news reports covering arrests involving Brits. Notorious incidents have put a spotlight on young men from cities like London, Liverpool, and Leicester, casting a shadow over travellers' reputations.

 

Given the murkiness of who owns "Stickman", I'm not sure the source is British.

 

 

 

[saintdomingo]

On 3/25/2025 at 9:06 AM, SongSomSoda said:

no visa on arival , intense background criminal checks before visas a granted for all british nationals older then 6 

Visa on arrival has never applied to British passports (in the last 30 years anyway). Anything else you care to be wrong about.

[Baht Simpson]

On 3/25/2025 at 8:57 AM, Andrew65 said:

My old (very wealthy) Swedish friend used to say that any Swedish man named Billy etc (name ends in a Y) has probably been in prison.

Same in the U.K. with anyone named Tommy. 🙂 

[saintdomingo]

On 3/25/2025 at 1:38 PM, harryviking said:

The British has often been known as BULLIES!! We see that over and over again!

Harry when you've got nothing worth saying it's best just to say nothing.

[quake]

4 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

Same in the U.K. with anyone named Tommy. 🙂 

 

Nah.

Your a little bit out of date.

It's Muhammad, now days.

[saintdomingo]

On 3/26/2025 at 9:32 AM, terryofcrete said:

Ah here .... don't forget us in Ireland ...we got the worst of both of them ! ..and don't forget Rape... and Plunder ... have to have them with yer pillage !  

But the Irish (not sure if they were actually called Irish then) were into slavery quite early on ask your mate Patrick. Did they really not do a bit of rape and pillage while they were at it.?

[Mason45]

31 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

But the Irish (not sure if they were actually called Irish then) were into slavery quite early on ask your mate Patrick. Did they really not do a bit of rape and pillage while they were at it.?

Would any devout Catholics be involved in slavery, rape and pillage?

[UserC923]

UK Embassy Warns Tourists from Thailand, Canada, and the US: Smuggling Cannabis into the UK is Punishable by Imprisonment

 

The British Embassy in Thailand has released a statement from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), warning tourists traveling from Thailand, Canada, and the United States that smuggling cannabis into the United Kingdom carries a prison sentence. This comes in response to a significant increase in cannabis smuggling from these three countries.

 

In 2024, UK authorities arrested 378 individuals attempting to smuggle cannabis via commercial flights and seized a total of 15 tonnes of cannabis — triple the amount seized in 2023, which saw 5 tonnes confiscated and 136 people arrested. This also marks a dramatic rise from 2022, when only 2 tonnes were seized.

 

Last year alone, there were 71 cannabis smuggling cases from US airports, 24 from Thailand, and 24 from Canada.

 

In 2024 so far, over half of the arrests have been linked to cannabis smuggled from Thailand, totaling 184 cases, followed by 75 from Canada and 47 from the United States.

[lungbing]

9 minutes ago, Mason45 said:

Would any devout Catholics be involved in slavery, rape and pillage?

I don't know, ask the choirboys.

[NativeBob]

3 minutes ago, UserC923 said:

In 2024, UK authorities arrested 378 individuals attempting to smuggle cannabis via commercial flights and seized a total of 15 tonnes of cannabis

15.000/378 = close to 40kg per person.
Interesting: Which commercial airline allows such a luggage weight?

[saintdomingo]

1 hour ago, Mason45 said:

Would any devout Catholics be involved in slavery, rape and pillage?

Perish the thought, but it's funny at one time they were Roman Catholics now it's always devout Catholics. Don't suppose they're that bothered.

[Upnotover]

2 hours ago, NativeBob said:

15.000/378 = close to 40kg per person.
Interesting: Which commercial airline allows such a luggage weight?

All of them.  In business or if you pay excess baggage.

[NativeBob]

52 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

All of them.  In business or if you pay excess baggage.

My guess there were more than 378 camels. Most got away somehow without criminal charges maybe by cutting some sort of "deal" w/customs. 

Is it possible? 

[UserC923]

3 hours ago, NativeBob said:

15,000/378 = เกือบ 40 กก. ต่อคน
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LoL, if you step out of Thailand, even RPG warheads become possible.

Anything can happen in Thailand — all hail freedom!.

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