Pattaya Police Uncover Elderly Swiss Drug Dealer
PATTAYA:--A 61-year-old Swiss man was arrested in a South Pattaya rental room for selling ya-ice and ganja. He was caught after one of the addicts he sold drugs to named him as the drug dealer. After his arrest, the Swiss man denied selling drugs, and said he only bought them for his personal use.

PATTAYA – March 11, 2013 [PDN]; at 2 a.m., an arrest was made of a foreign drug dealer by Pol. Capt. Vinai Sanitphan, Deputy Inspector, Pattaya police station, Chonburi province; with the police team and volunteer police.

The suspect was identified as Mr. Dietrich Urs Wildhaber, age 61, nationality Switzerland. He was arrested in a rental room at Charn mansion, beside the Fly Bird condominium in south Pattaya.

Officers restrained him to investigate and prosecute at Pattaya police station. Police seized the evidence of 0.95 g of ya-ice, as well as 8.3 g of ganja, along with equipment to consume the drugs.
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--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2013-03-11

That sure isn't a large quantity for a so-called dealer to be in possession of. I highly doubt he was selling if the story is true.

selling? .9 grams is not a dealers stash, I highly doubt he was selling but someone sold him down the river!

so much noise for little quantity ? sounds very strange ......

Looks like they have caught a major drug dealer. The pathetic Thai police once again in action, catch the real dealers you pack of imbeciles. He should be released with a slap on the wrist (which of course he will be if he pays up).

Looks like they have caught a major drug dealer. The pathetic Thai police once again in action, catch the real dealers you pack of imbeciles. He should be released with a slap on the wrist (which of course he will be if he pays up).

Or better not to have anything whatsoever to do with drugs in Thailand……. Don't you think?

What a joke the Thai police are. Pathetic.

May or may not be dealing, but being in possession is enough to get convicted and spend some quality time behind bars.

Only speculating, but most likely one of his regular "friends" was caught and gave him up as a "prize" for her/his freedom.

so much noise for little quantity ? sounds very strange ......

His first mistake was having drugs, second mistake was not having a work permit and third mistake was working in a profession only Thais are allowed.

so much noise for little quantity ? sounds very strange ......

the noise is because he is a foreigner

Damn... 61... I'm elderly... s*#t...

Hardly dealing quantities.

Just a bit OTT by the cops as usual for a Farang.

Looks like they have caught a major drug dealer. The pathetic Thai police once again in action, catch the real dealers you pack of imbeciles. He should be released with a slap on the wrist (which of course he will be if he pays up).

as in many cases , police is involve in drug traffic , they cannot arrest themselves.

Tiny quantity. This is pretty outrageous. They don't believe him, why? Because a snitch with his own corrupt (and understandable) motivations claimed he was a dealer? I think the Swiss man needs a doctor not a prison cell. Really tragic.

Looks like they have caught a major drug dealer. The pathetic Thai police once again in action, catch the real dealers you pack of imbeciles. He should be released with a slap on the wrist (which of course he will be if he pays up).

As always here, punish the monkey, but never the organ grinders.

now that is a big bust compared to the 2 million pills and 50 kg of jaba ice

That sure isn't a large quantity for a so-called dealer to be in possession of. I highly doubt he was selling if the story is true.

Maybe he'd already sold his stock?

selling? .9 grams is not a dealers stash, I highly doubt he was selling but someone sold him down the river!

Good job on whoever sold him down the river.

Looks like they have caught a major drug dealer. The pathetic Thai police once again in action, catch the real dealers you pack of imbeciles. He should be released with a slap on the wrist (which of course he will be if he pays up).

Or better not to have anything whatsoever to do with drugs in Thailand……. Don't you think?

Most sensible comment so far.

...it sounds like a 'set-up'....not a drug dealer....

...he confessed he was a user....he should be forgiven and pardoned...like all Thais are...

...maybe they should investigate to stoolie.....

Damn... 61... I'm elderly... s*#t...

yes...you wake up one day and there you are.

What a joke the Thai police are. Pathetic.

What is an even bigger joke is the pathetic drug users.

He was at least a user so that isn't the point of controversy here. The issue is was he a dealer. Are you really convinced of that?

May or may not be dealing, but being in possession is enough to get convicted and spend some quality time behind bars.

Only speculating, but most likely one of his regular "friends" was caught and gave him up as a "prize" for her/his freedom.

Well speculated, that's exactly what the report said happened.

How odd that the police should "uncover" an elderly drug dealer. Like uncovering a man hole.

Hardly dealing quantities.

Just a bit OTT by the cops as usual for a Farang.

What's OTT about being arrested for doing something illegal?

Tiny quantity. This is pretty outrageous. They don't believe him, why? Because a snitch with his own corrupt (and understandable) motivations claimed he was a dealer? I think the Swiss man needs a doctor not a prison cell. Really tragic.

Big enough quantity to be illegal. Not at all outrageous. Deserves all that he gets.

How odd that the police should "uncover" an elderly drug dealer. Like uncovering a man hole.

Yes, of course. What?

That sure isn't a large quantity for a so-called dealer to be in possession of. I highly doubt he was selling if the story is true.

Some people clearly dont know the difference between traficking and dealing:

A highly unlikely scenario. Foreign drug dealers with a white face do not last very long. Let's call it a setup, entrapment maybe. The police have a very reliable witness as it seems a real drug user/dealer who must have noticed that the foreigner has money in his pocket, money that can be multiplied by telling his family to send more of those nice Swiss Francs. Thailand is full of police jokers, but the biggest of them can be found in border towns and tourist towns.