Lite Beer Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 More foreigners arriving on Phuket to commit crime, police sayPrapaporn Jitmaneeyaphan PHUKET: There is an increasing number of foreigners arriving in Phuket posing as tourists but with the intention to commit crimes on the island, says Phuket’s deputy police commander, Pol Col Peerayuth Garajedi.Gang leader Colombian Arturo Marin, kneeling, and Mexican Yesid Alexander, in the foreground, prepare to show how they cracked the Patong ATM. Col Peerayuth was speaking at a meeting on Friday afternoon (December 20) to brief banks and gold shops on how they can beef up their security.Police decided to call the meeting following the two ATM robberies at the beginning of December, one at Boat Lagoon and the other in Patong, along with gold shop robberies over the past year.These two businesses, they reasoned, are more likely than most to be targeted by criminals because they deal in cash (in the case of banks) and in easily sold goods (in the case of gold shops).Col Peerayuth said that police were coming across an increasing number of cases of foreigners arriving in Phuket posing as tourists but with plans to commit crimes.This was true of both ATM robberies, one carried out by two Vietnamese and the other by two Colombians and a Mexican.Col Peerayuth presided over the meeting at the Phuket Provincial Police Headquarters, which drew representatives of gold shops, banks, and security truck companies.Pol Col Peerayuth said ATM machines should not be installed in quiet, dark areas, and any bushes or tress surrounding them should be cut back.Banks should install ATM machines that are refilled from the front, not the back, because many times criminals have got into machines by breaking into the small room at the back of the machine, where they are hidden from view while they break into the ATM.Banks should also fit much stronger locks than they do at present; many ATMs are protected only with padlocks, which are easily disposed of by thieves.As for gold shops, the police recommended that they install grilles on display cabinets and remotely-controlled door locks. They should also install alarm sirens.Both banks and gold shops should have high quality CCTV cameras switched on all the time, and which are checked regularly to ensure they are working properly.Col Peerayuth urged all banks to employ security guards – some banks still don’t have them.In November last year, after he was caught, Kasikornbank robber Anusit “Aow” Keawmukda said he targeted a Kasikornbank branch in Thepkrassattri because it had no security guard.Police said banks and gold shops should also be stricter in not allowing people to enter while wearing jackets or motorbike helmets.The man who robbed the CP Goldmaster shop at Tesco-Lotus on the bypass in April this year wore a motorbike helmet with a medical mask to hide his face. He used the pistol to shoot and kill a customer who tried to talk him out of the robbery.Bank staff should also be more observant; if someone sits in a bank for a long time without transacting any business, it could be because they are waiting for a customer to withdraw a large amount of money before following them and robbing them.Those at the meeting said they had found the information useful and helpful, and said they would take the ideas back to their companies.About 40 companies were invited to the meeting, but only half that number attended.Col Peerayuth decided to look on the bright side. “Let’s think positively. [Those who did not attend] must have gotten important business to do.“But all these operators need to take action to protect themselves. The police can offer support, but we have to work together.”Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/more-foreigners-arriving-on-phuket-to-commit-crime-police-say-43641.php -- Phuket News 2013-12-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mosha Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 The police won't like the competition. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 They're getting some real anti-foreigner mileage out of a couple of ATM robberies. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Whats with Phuket and all these everyday trouble with foreigners.?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 My advice remains constant. Don't go to Phuket. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedkellylives Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Most major scams and crimes here are run and done by Foreigners Edited December 24, 2013 by nedkellylives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angsta Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Do they have work permits to commit these crimes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie99 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Lots of competition ... say no more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Talk about hauling coal to New Castle. Seems market is already highly saturated with natives in that profession. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Maybe the Police could get off their bums and patrol the areas and show their presence. This is a proven method of policing. But the Thai police way seems to be let the crime happen , then they will know exactly where to go. Saves all that time patrolling the streets in hot weather ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kkup Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 My advice remains constant. Don't go to Phuket. +1 Pattaya 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 These are quality tourists that help Thailand by generating more cash to boost the economy. TAT should thank them and invite more in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 .funny...suddenly the police are there to protect the territory of the Thai criminals.....then again, maybe that's how it's always been...just more competition.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmebike Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 'Quality tourists for a quality island' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 In Phuket: Foreigner bad. Driver tuktuk good. People rent ski jet good. People police good. Foreigner bad. Go home people farang bad.Crikey! Boycott the freaking place for crying out loud! It's the armpit of Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Mexican? Omg! They're starting to come over here to do the work that Thais are no longer willing to do for 200 baht a day. I know. G. 'Dubya' Bush told me so. /sarc off Edited December 24, 2013 by connda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchaismith Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's not a bad thing because at least the tuk tuk, bus and Taxi drivers will now be understandable.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzman Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The Thais don't like competition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Benroon, on 24 Dec 2013 - 18:02, said: nedkellylives, on 24 Dec 2013 - 16:16, said:Most major scams and crimes here are run and done by Foreigners Which is no different to the UK and about to get worse ! Ahhhhhhh......bloody foreigners....the cause of all evil.....what do they want in a country populated by angels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Aren't all foreigners hiring a bar girl for sex breaking the law? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 When any criminal justice system is for sale it is always a magnet for crime. There is an old saying about getting your own house in order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 foreign bad guys must not compete with local bad guys , but if you think of a new crime just give us our cut ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeO Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 My advice remains constant. Don't go to Phuket. As does mine...! I still fail to understand how so many people continue to go there despite the treatment dished out by the locals and the disdain poured on them by the likes of the Mayor and the Dep Pol Chief...!! If they truly believe that foreigners are causing all the trouble, then they should stop issuing any tourist visas and prohibit tourist visits to Phuket, then the problems will disappear, surely...?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Aren't all foreigners hiring a bar girl for sex breaking the law? as too are the girls & the bar owners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Could you imagine the backlash if, for example, a Police commander from Sydney came out & said all Thai ladies are coming to Kings cross to work as hookers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Aren't all foreigners hiring a bar girl for sex breaking the law? as too are the girls & the bar owners? As to are the police and politicians that take "tea money" and allow it to happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 No where it states that foreigners are committing all the crimes in phuket. But anywhere you have high tourist numbers you are going to have perpetrators from other countries. A lot of people think That police ain't so smart. I don't know how they do it but whenever a crime is reported in the papers they generally catch the guilty parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 They have just migrated from Pattaya to Phuket. Most of the Thais working in Pattaya and Phuket are not from there, they have all migrated there. Although I am not an American I think it is kind of like Florida, the people who work there are not from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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