webfact Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 German gang leader escapes Interpol at SuvarnabhumiBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- An alleged gang leader from Germany escaped Interpol officers at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport earlier this month while waiting for a connecting flight to Germany.The Airports of Thailand (AoT) and the Immigration Police will convene this Monday to investigate the events of May 15, which is when the suspect escaped.The suspect was arrested and charged in Australia but somehow managed to escape while on the trip back to Germany.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/05/27/german-gang-leader-escapes-interpol-suvarnabhumi-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-05-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Payboy Posted May 27, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) I guess he's been detained by the duty free scam guys. Edited May 27, 2013 by Payboy 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BookMan Posted May 27, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2013 Doesn't give me much confidence in general security at the Airport. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Interpol Lose Their Man in Bangkok AirportBANGKOK: -- Interpol seem to have egg on their faces this week, as a German prisoner they were transporting back to Australia to face charges, escaped from their custody at Bangkok airport during a flight transfer.Unknown to Thai authorities, the Interpol agents are said to have been transporting the prisoner, when he disappeared from the transit lounge on Sunday.Full story: http://www.pattaya103.com/interpol-lose-their-man-in-bangkok-airport/--Pattaya 103 FM 2013-05-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 can i go for a piss in private please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMick Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 He was allowed to carry his own passport, or he went through immigration without one? BTW Swampy looks like skateboarder's heaven. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harryfrompattaya Posted May 27, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2013 What is more amazing I heard that he was 78 years and in wheel chair 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 And the gang leader said to the Interpol special agent, "Look at that pretty airplane taking off!" And when the agent turned around again, gang leader was gone. Then getting through airport security to grab a taxi non-stop to Pattaya probably took all the effort of tying your shoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trembly Posted May 27, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2013 Doesn't give me much confidence in general security at the Airport. I think in this case the egg is solely on Interpol. It's not the Thai police's fault that Interpol never even informed them that they were transiting Thailand with a prisoner until after the prisoner managed to get escape from their custody, presumably with his own passport. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Doesn't give me much confidence in general security at the Airport. I think in this case the egg is solely on Interpol. It's not the Thai police's fault that Interpol never even informed them that they were transiting Thailand with a prisoner until after the prisoner managed to get escape from their custody, presumably with his own passport. Would he have been carrying his own passport though Trembly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falang07 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Should not be a big problem to catch him in Germany when the plane lands then, or did I miss something? Edit: After reading it again, it seems he did not board any flight so the above assumption is wrong Edited May 27, 2013 by falang07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Should not be a big problem to catch him in Germany when the plane lands then, or did I miss something? Edit: After reading it again, it seems he did not board any flight so the above assumption is wrong Depends on which article you believe... One has him going to Germany and the other has him going to Australia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMick Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I suppose he must have had some funds stashed in the usual suppository depository, or did the keystone cops let him carry cash/cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I think this story is more than a little inaccurate as Interpol does not escort prisoners. If he was being extradited to Germany then police officers from that country would have gone to Australia to collect him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 If he was a supposed gang leader, it wouldn't have been hard to have someone meet him at Swampy with a fake passport, they could have even been on the same flight. Blooming heck I hope I am not turning into a TVF detective 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Well, he got lucky with that stopover. If you're going to make a run for it, Thailand has got to be one of the better places to do it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 How the hell did he get out of the airport...on either side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancelot Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Reminds me of that song, sung so well by Joe Cocker "I get by with a little help from my friends..." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trembly Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Doesn't give me much confidence in general security at the Airport. I think in this case the egg is solely on Interpol. It's not the Thai police's fault that Interpol never even informed them that they were transiting Thailand with a prisoner until after the prisoner managed to get escape from their custody, presumably with his own passport. Would he have been carrying his own passport though Trembly? I'm not sure. I assumed that he got on a flight, which would mean that he had a passport, but upon reading again it's not clear where he went after giving Interpol the slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Wonder if someone in transit on that day reported their passport missing? I would have thought that it would be compulsory for escorts to inform the authorities of the transiting country (in this case Thailand) that they had a fugitive in tow. I am certain that the airline would have to be informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 "The Airports of Thailand (AoT) and the Immigration Police will convene this Monday to investigate the events of May 15," As soon as they return from vacationing in their newly acquired villas along the Riviera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeThailand Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Sure was nice of Interpol to give the guy a free trip to Thailand as well as a much better chance of escaping long term (Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, etc.). What a muck-up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup-O-coffee Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 An oversight or an arrangement perhaps? Methinks the latter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom6996 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Look at the cameras. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axact Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 If he was a supposed gang leader, it wouldn't have been hard to have someone meet him at Swampy with a fake passport, they could have even been on the same flight. Blooming heck I hope I am not turning into a TVF detective Get professional help before its too late ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 What is more amazing I heard that he was 78 years and in wheel chair Yeh but..................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 i think the bracelets much have set off the alarm and he had to take them off , then an envelope came from under his shirt and he went to take an urgent piss and wooooooozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz , gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 If this was Texas, all they'd have to do is go to his Mom's house and pick him up drinking beer on the couch. That's where they seem to catch most of their prison escapees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank James Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 This story is lacking in details. What sort of "German gang"? What were the charges against him? Was he carrying a passport? Are the RTP looking for him now? Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Does this guy have a name? How about posting a photo of him? I'd keep my eyes open here in Pattaya if I knew what he looked like... All seems a bit odd to me. Bader-Meinhof gang? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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