Australian Tourist On Phuket Drugs Rap

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Aussie tourist on Phuket drugs rap

Australian Richard Beaver in handcuffs at Chalong Police Station in Phuket yesterday.

CHALONG, PHUKET: -- An Australian tourist was one of five drug suspects paraded by Chalong Police at a press conference in Phuket yesterday afternoon.

Richard Beaver, 28, was allegedly caught with 0.9 grams of dry marijuana by police on Tuesday night.

Mr Beaver was stopped on Soi Samakee 2 off Saiyuan Road at around 11:30pm.

The tourist allegedly told police he bought the drugs for 500 baht from a Patong Beach dealer.

Mr Beaver arrived in Phuket on March 10 for a holiday and planned to stay on the island for one month.

Whether he makes it home within the planned time will now depend on how quickly a court hearing can be held.

Four Thais caught with small quantities of ya bah (crystal methamphetamine) were also paraded at the conference, which took place at Chalong Police Station.

Chalong Police Superintendent Wichit Intharasorn said his men were cracking down heavily on drug crime.

“Those involved with drugs should turn over a new leaf right away, before they get arrested and punished,” he said.

Col Wichit warned that the punishment for serious drug crimes was execution.

-- Phuket Gazette 2010-03-18

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[MrWiggle]

'turn over a new leaf right away' he was

At least in jail he will know his name in the shower....here beaver

[saintofsilence]

Aussie Dick may have to leave it to Beaver

[angiud]

The old cop close to him is a farang?

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

.9 grams of marijuana for 500 baht?

They mentioned it was dried marijuana. wow the most dangerous kind. What a danger to the community.

[angiud]

And what a good deal

[skellaz]

Yes he is as i found out on New years day, believe me that hes not here to help you!

The old cop close to him is a farang?

Edited March 18, 2010 by skellaz

[Axelg]

Yes he is as i found out on New years day, belive me that hes not here to help you!

The old cop close to him is a farang?

I was surprised to see it too... what the hel_l is that about?

[justaphase]

Umm 0.9 grams..? Thats about half a teenth..! Must be the smallest bust ever..

Why didnt he just give the coppers 10,000 and be done with it..?

I cant believe this.. literally.. he MUST have been up to something else.. smoking ya baa too..?

Hmm.. fishy..

I know people that have been caught with 10 times that amount and paid their way out.

[nickynomatesbkk]

Im more interested who the old cop is

He looks the more stoned to me.

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

yeah the cop looks like tweaker

[Donnyboy]

Dick Beaver, hes def f*** himself this time

so no retiring age for renta cops?

Edited March 18, 2010 by Donnyboy

[gotlost]

Thailand's finest volunteer police force.

[ralfbkk]

Umm 0.9 grams..? Thats about half a teenth..! Must be the smallest bust ever..

Why didnt he just give the coppers 10,000 and be done with it..?

Hey, have you ever tried to bribe a farang?

Hahaha....this old Geezer, Assistant Sheriff, is just funny. Where did they pull him out from?

[Rimmer]

Im more interested who the old cop is

He looks the more stoned to me.

He just needs a good square meal under his belt that's all. Aussichick is on the case.

[LeungKen]

Yes he is as i found out on New years day, believe me that hes not here to help you!

The old cop close to him is a farang?

Would you enlighten us all a little please ?

[aussiechick]

Im more interested who the old cop is

He looks the more stoned to me.

He just needs a good square meal under his belt that's all. Aussichick is on the case.

I suppose we could send him some Lady Pie Australian Gourmet Pies?

[robblok]

Wow what a massive amount of weed.. that guy is a real hard criminal.

[angiud]

He just needs a good square meal under his belt that's all. Aussichick is on the case.

Enlighten me, is he a real cop or just a volunteer??

[culicine]

Im more interested who the old cop is

He looks the more stoned to me.

haha yeah I reckon. Looks like he's on something himself. geez what's Puket coming to when their own BiB can't deal with these guys.

[TAWP]

Another tourist fallen for his own stupidity and overly draconian drug laws.

And the farang cop should be a real cop if he is using all that gear and insignia on his uniform...

[ManilaLover]

If police in Holland find 0.9 grams of herb in your pocket they will laugh and ask you if you need some more then at least then you can roll a decent joint...

Nothing wrong with pot especially the Thai one but This Is Thailand and Herbal Beaver is not very clever to walk around with a even a useless crumb of the holy herb in his pocket.

However Herbal Beaver should be send home with a warning: 'we truly apologize for the caused inconvenience, but this is Thailand and, like America and many other countries we believe that councious people are a possible threat to the government, so we kindly request you to leave the country, thank you for your understanding'

Taking this as a crime is rediculous ofcourse and boss in own brain !

Edited March 18, 2010 by ManilaLover

[Ayutthaya69]

good for him drugs here its a serious offense now for him not possible to come back Thailand

[angiud]

Who say this?

Can come back

[Rimmer]

If police in Holland find 0.9 grams of herb in your pocket they will laugh and ask you if you need some more then at least then you can roll a decent joint...

It is not the quantity that is at issue, it the fact that the police are making an example of Mr Beaver and others in so far as if they do drugs then they will face the consequences.

[likewise]

Ridiculous !!! They'd better clean up their own ranks the BIB.

And indeed who is the old farang looking more like a _________fill in the blanks then the dangerous criminal who got done for 0.9 grams of weed. talking about cleaning up the country .

This country never ceases to surpise me.

Edited March 18, 2010 by likewise

[kainer]

CHALONG, PHUKET: -- An Australian tourist was one of five drug suspects paraded by Chalong Police at a press conference in Phuket yesterday afternoon.

"paraded by...at a press conference"....

some kind of daunting example.... "so the world should know we even catch the small ones"...?

Me don´t think every druguser who get caught with this amount of weed got paraded at a press conference.

[Rimmer]

Two posts from the same source flaming the Police and the Volunteer police deleted. Next time please be more circumspect with your posting.

[bhoydy]

Who say this?

Can come back

As a rule of thumb people prosecuted and found guilty in a Thai court for any type of drug offence will be fined and/or sentenced to time in jail. In addition to this they will be deported and blacklisted. There are instances where people should be deported but are not, but everyone goes on the blacklist and are not welcome back in Thailand.

[aussiejosh]

I hope Thailands criminal system has become a lil more progressive than some of these posts. Plus what message would Thailand be sending if they come down hard on him? Not a good one.

Whys the cop white?