Singaporean Nabbed With Ecstasy In Underpants

[george]

Singaporean nabbed with ecstasy in underpants: Thai police

BANGKOK: -- Thai officials arrested a Singaporean man at Bangkok's main airport on charges of trafficking more than 1,500 ecstasy tablets in his underpants, a customs official said Saturday.

Peh Hock Hai was arrested on Friday as he passed through the "Green Channel" at Suvarnabhumi International airport after arriving from Singapore, the official said.

He had 1,576 tablets of ecstasy wrapped in five small packages hidden in his underwear, with an estimated total street value of 2.3 million baht (67,500 dollars), said the official.

Peh was charged with smuggling drugs and illegal possession of drugs with intent to traffic. The charges carry a possible death penalty.

The incident came after police on Thursday said they had arrested another Singaporean and a Malaysian national on charges of trying to smuggle one tonne of marijuana out of the country.

-- AFP 2009-08-22

[jasreeve17]

Peh Hock Hai was arrested on Friday as he passed through the "Green Channel" at Suvarnabhumi International airport after arriving from Singapore, the official said.

He couldn't go through the red channel could he... well maybe, double bluff?

Seriously though, are these people insane? Why would you carry drugs through SE Asia???

Benfit: 100,000 baht (I don't know?)

Potential loss: Your life.

Risk: People get caught regularly if not connected with the Thai army and police drug lords.

[LaoPo]

He had 1,576 tablets of ecstasy wrapped in five small packages hidden in his underwear, with an estimated total street value of 2.3 million baht (67,500 dollars), said the official.

Baht 1,460 for one Ecstasy nowadays ?...or US $ 43 per piece...?

hmmmm

LaoPo

Edited August 22, 2009 by LaoPo

[SMEEERE]

He had 1,576 tablets of ecstasy wrapped in five small packages hidden in his underwear, with an estimated total street value of 2.3 million baht (67,500 dollars), said the official.

Baht 1,460 for one Ecstasy nowadays ?...or US $ 43 per piece...?

hmmmm

LaoPo

Well thats the main problem, in europe they are 50 pence, thailand 1200 baht plus,huge profit margins,= recession =chances taken,

[jasreeve17]

He had 1,576 tablets of ecstasy wrapped in five small packages hidden in his underwear, with an estimated total street value of 2.3 million baht (67,500 dollars), said the official.

Baht 1,460 for one Ecstasy nowadays ?...or US $ 43 per piece...?

hmmmm

LaoPo

Are you joking LaoPo; $43 for 1 ecstasy pill - wow. Who'd pay that???

Oh, I'm old and out of date maybe...

[Rimmer]

One has to wonder what country this person arrived from, certainly not Singapore and most likely not Malaysia.

[krading]

The incident came after police on Thursday said they had arrested another Singaporean and a Malaysian national on charges of trying to smuggle one tonne of marijuana out of the country.

God, what size underpants did he have on?

Edited August 22, 2009 by krading

[loganberry]

Is that a ton of ecstacy in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

[G54]

Is that a ton of ecstacy in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

ecstatic

[skippybangkok]

Must have been the big out of character buldge in his pants that gave him away hehehehe

[zorro1]

that's why the Nigerians get away with it, everyone at customs assumes its the real deal

[rayong09]

The incident came after police on Thursday said they had arrested another Singaporean and a Malaysian national on charges of trying to smuggle one tonne of marijuana out of the country.

God, what size underpants did he have on?

Dunno, but ive heard of Y-fronts but E-fronts?

[OxfordWill]

FYI the current average price of a pill purchased 'on the street' is 900 baht. If hypothetically one knew someone who frequently dealt with such substances then one might be able to get such an item for 600 or 400 in bulk. Ive never heard of it going over 1000 and never less than 400 but then I am merely an observer and not involved in such things. By both accounts though the police are definitely overvaluing the things.

[parryhandy]

Peh Hock Hai was arrested on Friday as he passed through the "Green Channel" at Suvarnabhumi International airport after arriving from Singapore, the official said.

He couldn't go through the red channel could he... well maybe, double bluff?

Seriously though, are these people insane? Why would you carry drugs through SE Asia???

Benfit: 100,000 baht (I don't know?)

Potential loss: Your life.

Risk: People get caught regularly if not connected with the Thai army and police drug lords.

Agree + how do these mules guarantee they will actually get paid if successful ? not exactly working for nice people.

[PST]

Ecstasy in his undies?,he must have been off his nut(s) to do that.

PST.

[reenatinnakor]

You can get the blue ones in various bangkok places for about 300 if you know where to look, but the quality is not very good.....allegedly. I just don't understand why people would try and smuggle drugs anywhere in SE Asia, are these people totally desperate for money they are willing to risk their lives? And this guy cannot even get pregnant as a way out of a death penalty!

[sokal]

Peh Hock Hai was arrested on Friday as he passed through the "Green Channel" at Suvarnabhumi International airport after arriving from Singapore, the official said.

He couldn't go through the red channel could he... well maybe, double bluff?

Seriously though, are these people insane? Why would you carry drugs through SE Asia???

Benfit: 100,000 baht (I don't know?)

Potential loss: Your life.

Risk: People get caught regularly if not connected with the Thai army and police drug lords.

It does get in the country so somebody is getting it through. Who really knows if all the stuff that gets through is made possible by paid off customs agents. We all assume that but most of us don't have inside information.

[cyb]

Peh Hock Hai was arrested on Friday as he passed through the "Green Channel" at Suvarnabhumi International airport after arriving from Singapore, the official said.

He couldn't go through the red channel could he... well maybe, double bluff?

Seriously though, are these people insane? Why would you carry drugs through SE Asia???

Benfit: 100,000 baht (I don't know?)

Potential loss: Your life.

Risk: People get caught regularly if not connected with the Thai army and police drug lords.

It does get in the country so somebody is getting it through. Who really knows if all the stuff that gets through is made possible by paid off customs agents. We all assume that but most of us don't have inside information.

I was about to post for every one that gets caught you an be sure 3 or 4 get through if not more. That is why they take the risk, They have the idea that they are not the ones that will be caught. Stupid thinking to say the least.

[kmj]

and Double crazy to try and bring it through the airport..

[dale8]

Hello, he must have had the pills in Singapore so will the government of Singapore try to extradite him to face the death penalty if convicted of possession? Maybe the government of Thailand would want to send him back to Singapore so they will not have to pay for all the prison time he will serve, and in the least he is guilty of conspiracy to distribute as this is a large quantity. It is a serious offense he is facing, and the risk can not be worth the greed.

[plaaduk]

Peh Hock Hai was arrested on Friday as he passed through the "Green Channel" at Suvarnabhumi International airport after arriving from Singapore, the official said.

He couldn't go through the red channel could he... well maybe, double bluff?

Seriously though, are these people insane? Why would you carry drugs through SE Asia???

Benfit: 100,000 baht (I don't know?)

Potential loss: Your life.

Risk: People get caught regularly if not connected with the Thai army and police drug lords.

Agree + how do these mules guarantee they will actually get paid if successful ? not exactly working for nice people.

It not about getting paid. It is about clearing a debt they owe! Most are habitual

gamblers who borrow from loan sharks and and syndicates to satisfy their gambling habits, when they are unable to re-pay a loan, they are recruited as mules to carry drugs!

[plaaduk]

Hello, he must have had the pills in Singapore so will the government of Singapore try to extradite him to face the death penalty if convicted of possession? Maybe the government of Thailand would want to send him back to Singapore so they will not have to pay for all the prison time he will serve, and in the least he is guilty of conspiracy to distribute as this is a large quantity. It is a serious offense he is facing, and the risk can not be worth the greed.

He committed the offfense in Thailand and not in Singapore. So he should be tried in Thailand!

[TheRavens]

FYI the current average price of a pill purchased 'on the street' is 900 baht. If hypothetically one knew someone who frequently dealt with such substances then one might be able to get such an item for 600 or 400 in bulk. Ive never heard of it going over 1000 and never less than 400 but then I am merely an observer and not involved in such things. By both accounts though the police are definitely overvaluing the things.

Just to clarify for you all, I believe that 'street price' figure they come up with represents the total amount of money the drugs are sold for in each transaction down the chain, it does not represent how much the end user will pay for it. So taking these drugs off the street kind of dealt a 2.3 million baht blow to the drug traffickers and dealers.

For more information, check here - http://www.enotes.com/drugs-alcohol-encycl...ia/street-value

[oevna]

Remember this the next time you buy some ecstasy in Thailand. It has probably been in some guy's underwear.

[anothertorres]

The incident came after police on Thursday said they had arrested another Singaporean and a Malaysian national on charges of trying to smuggle one tonne of marijuana out of the country.

oh lordeth, what country are these poor souls from who are the recipients of weed imported from Thailand? i wonder if they think it's "the good stuff".

[trainman34014]

Shit sounds expensive here. They tell me the pills in Uk are about a fiver a go in nightclubs.

Maybe a lot more of it is getting in there because they are using larger underpants!

[toybits]

Singapore has very draconian penalties for drug-running. This guy is lucky if all he gets is a fine and a long prison term.

[luvU2much500THB]

that's why the Nigerians get away with it, everyone at customs assumes its the real deal

MUHHAHAHHHAHAHHHAHHHAH

[Carmine6]

Remember this the next time you buy some ecstasy in Thailand. It has probably been in some guy's underwear.

Well the guy who got caught had it in his underwear. Maybe the ones who got it through had it really hidden away...

[luvU2much500THB]

Remember this the next time you buy some ecstasy in Thailand. It has probably been in some guy's underwear.

Well the guy who got caught had it in his underwear. Maybe the ones who got it through had it really hidden away...

People are to stupid to smuggle drugs.

Take a katoey with you, pay a doc and let fill his boobs with a few thousand tablets lol