Former Mr. Universe Arrested For Drug Involvement

[george]

Former Mr. Universe, Dennis James arrested for drug involvement

Muscle man allegedly caught with ecstasy and steroids

PATTAYA: Well-known Pattaya resident and former Mr. Universe, Dennis James, was arrested by Drug Enforcement and Crime Suppression officers in front of the Universe Gym on Pattaya Beach Road at around 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, February 26.

Police searched Dennis’ car, discovering 19 ecstasy tablets, 3 bottles of what appeared to be steroids and 7 bottles of an unidentified white powder. Police said they believe James received the ecstasy pills in a package from Germany.

James was then taken to his house where officers searched for further evidence before taking him to the station for questioning. James refused to speak to police at that time.

Officers are waiting for laboratory results as to the identity of the unknown white substance, but have charged James with possession of ecstasy tablets, which are a class one illegal substance in Thailand.

--Pattaya Mail 2004-03-05

[tuky]

What will be his punishment if found guilty?

[Lucky_Boy_Farang]

I'd say he's looking at 25 years at least. You must remember it doesn't matter if you had 4 or 50. The sentences are the same out in Thailand.

Take young Michael, He had 3,400 ecstasy pills and will get life. Then take that english chap who had 9,000 ecstasy tablets, He'll get life as well.

It's not like other countries where the sentences are different for what amount you had on you.

[bartender100]

He's out on bail,so can not be to serious.

[bartender100]

Stole from Nanapong

13493.2 in reply to 13493.1

From the board at www.anabolicextreme.com. Posted by a guy who said he got it from another board.

-Vox

"Guys,

I just got home from Bangkok after 5 days working on DJ’s legal troubles in Bangkok.

He was released on bail on Monday at about 2pm. He was in good physical shape after 5 days of very little food and water – he lost about 7kg. The conditions where he was staying were basically a small cell holding 30 inmates, wooden floor, no beds or chairs, one roof fan and a hole in the middle0 of the floor to crap into. The lights were never turned off. There was no exercise period and he never left that cell.

The first thing we did was check into a hotel where he showered, then we ate the buffet dry and then in true DJ style, he went to bed at 9:30pm because he wanted to train the next day.

But he had one more thing to do before he drove back to Pattaya. He had spent 5 days with some of the baddest drug dealers you could imagine - guys that freely admit to having tens of thousands of pills and will never be released – but he had made a promise. He went to Pizza Hut and KFC and bought his ex-cellmates all the pizza and chicken they could eat. He also gave one of the guys that will never see the light of day again, a pair of his Docker boots. He will never get to wear them, but he asked DJ for them and DJ went home barefoot. Says a lot about the guy.

Again, I don’t want to talk to much about his case and our legal defense, except that he is well represented and his lawyers are very confident. That said, this is Thailand where drug dealing is punishable by life in prison or death. We will be working very hard on proving his innocence in the coming weeks.

As far as all the newspaper reports, they are so inaccurate its laughable. They do not even come close to the actual police charges (physical report) against him. Fiction at its best, made to sell newspapers. Please ignore them. If what they reported was true, there is no way DJ would make bail.

In a nutshell, there are no steroid charges at all. The only charge is for 19 tablets of ecstasy that was sent to him at Universe Gym from an inidentified person in Germany. He did not admit or sign anything, did not open the package and is free on bail. There are absolutely no extradition proceedings in place. He has all the correct visa’s for Thailand. Anything different from these facts is just wrong.

Chad. Thanks a million for being the voice of reason on the other end of the phone. Tom, the only Pro to offer kind words, thanks. Mayhem supporters, DJ will validate your support soon. To all the doubters, haters, rumor moungers and pimply faced-Judge Judy’s – screw you. I hope you never, ever have to face anything like this.

I will ask you again. Please keep an open mind on DJ's legal case - Innocent until proven guilty. Not asking for you to believe or your support...but dont be surprised if after reading all the negative crap on this board, that you lose yet another Pro from Mayhem.

Lastly, DJ will probably be on here in a few days. He had his computer confiscated so he has to go buy a new one tomorrow.

He’s probably at the gym right about now… "

[Up2U]

Posing a question :

What if you piss someone off, they go out of the country, mail in a small amount of a Class 1 drug, notify the boys in brown, then sits back to watch the show? How do you extricate yourself?

I'm not saying that this is what happened in this case, but .....

[wcr]

this story was mentioned yesterday at the Pattaya City Expats Club and we were all warned then not to sign for a parcel or recorded del item if we were not expecting anything. Apparently the law in Thailand says if you sign for an item you are then the owner and even if you don't open the parcel or know whats in it, if it contains something illegal you are responcible.

Be Warned!!!

[Phil Conners]

My only real nightmare about Thailand - anyone who get angry enough can just plant a minimal amout of drug on you - drug that apparently is easy enough to get hold on, at least I hear it offered in WS every time I go there - and wham, you're in jail.

Scary enough to make me seriously consider leaving!

[Padkapow Guy]

I might be a little naieve when it comes to this topic. I seen a picture of Dennis James and it appears to me that anbody who would put that much time and effort to develope a body like his would not be using anything that could harm him. Also I don't think he would use it to get girls, especially in Pattaya where they are a dime a dozen. I don't know all the facts but something doesn't seem right here.