Bangkok: Raid on infamous Tao Poon casino fails as search warrant expires

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Raid on Tao Poon casino fails as search warrant expires
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Yesterday, a team of 200 Tao Poon police officers failed to raid the infamous Tao Poon casino as their search warrant expired minutes before the operation was supposed to go into effect.

Authorities received a tip that the illegal gambling house in the Bang Sue district had once again opened its doors to gamers.

They showed up at the venue at 7pm. It seems, however, that the police might have spent too long on their preparations, as the search warrant expired at 7:30pm. [more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/06/27/raid-tao-poon-casino-fails-search-warrant-expires


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-06-27

[nottocus]

Hilarious.

[Zolt]

My first instinct would be to say that a copious amount of tea money ensured their "delay", or the short expiry on the warrant. But on second thought, sheer incompetence from everyone involved is all the explanation needed.

Edited June 27, 2013 by Rimmer
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[CrisRMenumate]

seriously... this is professional police work at its best, how can a search warrant for a night time establishment expire at 7.30 pm? are they having a lend... and the deal is they are announcing they will get a new search warrant for tonight... sending a message to all involved... and they complain about pesky tourists who harm the reputation of Thailand by complaining about getting ripped off... sorry BIB you are doing a great job yourself with the support of the Pink Cadillac driver

[sjjmmi]

BIB Just amazing as Thailand

[tomross46]

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. OH! my mistake it could have been planned that way.

[terminatorchiangmai]

Am i missing something here ?

Search warrant expires at 7:30pm .

They where there at 07:00pm ?

What is the problem ?

[sawati]

Amazing four rings circus!!!

[EyesWideOpen]

Must save face.....must save face......must save face.....

[Credo]

How utterly convenient.

[jbrain]

how can a search warrant for a night time establishment expire at 7.30 pm?

Probably because it was originally issued at 7.30pm

[bigbamboo]

Quite obviously in Thailand you don't need to be very smart to make it to the top of the Police tree.

[DocN]

Surprise!

[ChrisY1]

How very convenient...what a bunch of Keystone xxxxxxx!

Edited June 27, 2013 by metisdead

[darrendsd]

Quite obviously in Thailand you don't need to be very smart to make it to the top of the Police tree.

No intelligence required just enough money to pay for the post you want.

[GentlemanJim]

Why raid a casino at 7pm anyway especially an illegal one in Bangkok. It wouldn't fill up till 10pm or midnight. They obviously wanted to go when it would be empty with no chance of having to arrest a client who was well heeled.

As it happens I found one of the BIB training Video's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8jphxpi1ro

[alfalfa19]

Inspector Clouseau could not have done a better job.

[Thai at Heart]

What type of a search warrant expires at 7.30pm?

What a joke of a system......

[GentlemanJim]

What type of a search warrant expires at 7.30pm?

What a joke of a system......

The sort that might result in your boss getting difficult phone calls.

[mrtoad]

Clowns

[mrtoad]

Inspector Clouseau could not have done a better job.

Super Sleuth Chalerm would have sorted this out

[mrtoad]

How very convenient...what a bunch of Keystone xxxxxxx!

The new Thai version of that particular series is actually called Kwaistone Cops

[Rust Never Sleeps]

The Thai police factored their search warrant to the International Date Line of Auckland, New Zealand time.

[NongKhaiKid]

What's the bet there will be no official post mortem on what went wrong ? Not only was the raid an unmitigated disaster it made the BIB look even more useless than they usually do but I suspect there will be no accountability not even moves to inactive posts.

[chuang]

[Morakot]

Am i missing something here ?

Search warrant expires at 7:30pm .

They where there at 07:00pm ?

What is the problem ?

Dress code?

[aussieinthailand]

I'd like to see a thai version COP'S tv show, now that's some MUST SEE TV.

are they going to charge themselves with embarrassing Thailand? that's the done thing now isn't it?

[BrianCR]

I don't see a problem Thai law states - "that after dark police may enter a property without a search warrant if they know or have good cause to believe that a crime is being committed" - gambling is a crime I believe?

[Thai at Heart]

I don't see a problem Thai law states - "that after dark police may enter a property without a search warrant if they know or have good cause to believe that a crime is being committed" - gambling is a crime I believe?

Police can't enter after dark? It's the middle of summer, what time was sunset yesterday?

[winstonc]

I don't see a problem Thai law states - "that after dark police may enter a property without a search warrant if they know or have good cause to believe that a crime is being committed" - gambling is a crime I believe?

yes gambling is a crime,,but not the state lottery,,,