Pattaya Reporters meet with Pattaya Police and discuss “drug planting” case

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Pattaya Reporters meet with Pattaya Police and discuss “drug planting” case



PATTAYA: -- On Monday afternoon, almost every reporter that works in Pattaya attended a meeting at Pattaya Police Station to discuss the case of a Traffic Police Volunteer who is suspected of planting drugs on a reporter, who was stopped at a checkpoint on Saturday Night.

Apart from the reporters, Police Lieutenant Colonel Tawatchai, the Deputy Pattaya Police Chief along with the volunteer, Khun Pongsawat aged 42, were present to discuss the case, which has angered reporters who fear this could happen again to an innocent member of the public if action is not taken now.

During the meeting it was revealed that a bag of drugs, which was initially reported as not being present, was given to a Police Officer by the volunteer, which he claims to have found discarded on the road. He believed the reporter threw the bag away as he approached the checkpoint.

The Reporter volunteered to take a drug test which came back negative and the so-called drugs in the bag are now being tested to see if they are real or not. Independent witnesses at the scene confirmed to Police Investigators that they saw the volunteer produce the bag of drugs and did not see him pick up the bag from the road.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/174106/pattaya-reporters-meet-with-pattaya-police-and-discuss-drug-planting-case/


-- Pattaya One 2015-03-03

[ColdSingha]

simple, if he threw the bag and he wasn't wearing gloves it will have his fingerprints on it

Edited March 2, 2015 by ColdSingha

[NongKhaiKid]

' Could happen again ' ?

I think we can say , has happened, is happening and will continue to happen.

The BIB are a law unto themselves and well protected by the system. Let's hope the media don't allow intimidation, in any form, to make them lose focus on such issues. Unfortunately the type of journalism needed doesn't exist here and anyone who tries is quickly silenced one way or another.

[fatfather]

Bring the police to court and state an example. How many innocent people had been forced already to pay huge bribes to get away of a such accusations. Possession of drugs is not a gentleman's delic

[ExPratt]

I wouldn't trust anyone who wasn't paid to be Policeman and works for them, I don't trust the paid ones much but to work as an amateur Grass just for the love of bit of power makes me cringe. I bet he did that to impress his Police mates and not giving a shit about stitching up the poor fella on the bike. He looks like a proper wrong un as well

[chrisinth]

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simple, if he threw the bag and he wasn't wearing gloves it will have his fingerprints on it

Easily said I know, but to close speculation, the volunteer's apartment/house should be examined for traces of the same drugs found at the scene.

As a statement of goodwill of course............................

Edit: Whenever evidence can't initially be produced, but turns up later at a crime scene, for me anyway, the hairs on the back of the neck stand up.

As a disclaimer, based on a media story.

Edited March 3, 2015 by chrisinth

[FangFerang]

Police: "It was all a misunderstanding".

Reporters: "Okay."

Move along, nothing to see here.......

[jacko45k]

. He looks like a proper wrong un as well

A vote for the identity parade procedure?

[chaiyapoon]

We were searched on our m/c one evening over by Charnok lake my girlfriend took serious offence to one volunteers attitude who became very aggressive and told her she was too slim so must be on ya-ba.

Luckily a higher ranking officer saw what was going on and came over asked about two questions and waved us on our way.

A year later she still brings this up when she hears anything dodgy going on with the Pattaya police which is all too often.

[mikiea]

where is our new ehhhh..... leader on all this?

[rasmus5150]

When witnesses saw the drugs being planted, then the police claims that the cop was not a Traffic Police Volunteer and was only assigned to collecting seized vehicles on behalf of the Traffic Police. Talk about being thrown under the bus......

[petercool]

An off topic post removed along with one using profanity

[mike324]

My plan of action if police drops a bag of drugs in my car, is to lock the door to the car and tell the police you have a video camera in the car. (deleted)

Edited March 3, 2015 by petercool
edited out crude comment

[gigman]

In normal word I would check this "volunteer" at his home place .....

[Pattaya28]

This story is an example of what could happen to any one of us foreigners, anytime anyplace. It's a risk we all run just living here.

This story will be "under the carpet" ASAP

[Basil B]

Quick brush it under the carpet before the army guy's get to hear...

[Chang_paarp]

Ahhh whoops, wrong mark.

[petercool]

An OTT rant was removed

[61guitarman61]

Corruption in Thailand? I'm shocked! Hahahahahaha

[petercool]

A troll post removed