webfact Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Big stash of US dollars found in bag in Bangkok hotelTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- A bag containing US$200,000 (Bt6.6 million) that police suspect is counterfeit and would have been used in a fraudulent act was found yesterday at The Boutique Place Hotel in Bangkok.Metropolitan Police commander Pol Lt-General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said that if the money were found to be real, police would attempt to locate its owner.At the scene of the find were Srivara, Metropolitan Police chief of investigations Maj-General Sombat Milintachinda, Phya Thai police superintendent Colonel Chanawin Puangpet and investigators from Phya Thai Police Station. The owner of the 18-room hotel, Napat Songkitwarakul, claimed she found the money when she accidentally kicked the bag, before contacting police.The money - made up of $100 notes -was in a safe inside the bag. A bottle containing an unknown chemical and white powder was also found in the bag.Napat said most guests were foreigners.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Big-stash-of-US-dollars-found-in-bag-in-Bangkok-ho-30256086.html-- The Nation 2015-03-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Counterfeit? Nah. Just some newbie bringing over his darlin's sin sod. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2015 "police would attempt to locate its owner". You would think that in an 18 room hotel, a quick look at the hotel registry would uncover who stayed in the room, or am I over simplifying things. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 "Napat said most guests were foreigners." Nice touch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted March 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2015 Don't think this would have made the news had the cash not been fake:))) 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) "police would attempt to locate its owner". You would think that in an 18 room hotel, a quick look at the hotel registry would uncover who stayed in the room, or am I over simplifying things. By maintaining a proper register, would mean having to report all guests to the govt. possibly.......or maybe they're just slack! Edited March 16, 2015 by ChrisY1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIJoe Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It says the money was in a safe inside the bag. If you can kick it and it opens, apparently not so safe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Metropolitan Police commander Pol Lt-General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said that if the money were found to be real, police would attempt to locate its owner. The location and the handling handling of the monies by the police may well be in line with using a proxy server perhaps? Today, most proxies are web proxies, facilitating access to content on the World Wide Web and providing anonymity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's mine, honestly!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) The money - made up of $100 notes -was in a safe inside the bag. A bottle containing an unknown chemical and white powder was also found in the bag.The black money thing works!!! Edited March 16, 2015 by Chang_paarp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlwilliamsjr18 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Or, it's real and the police are pulling an exchange bad for real stunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 An idiot can tell in a heartbeat if it is real , the ink don't dry on real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccarty Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It is real, and I think it may be mine! Can't seem, to locate the spare 200 grand I had laying about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 "police would attempt to locate its owner". You would think that in an 18 room hotel, a quick look at the hotel registry would uncover who stayed in the room, or am I over simplifying things. the story doesn't mention a room, if fact it mentions very little, what it does say is that a bag containing money was found somewhere in a named hotel by the owner who kicked it - they are either covering something up or it is just the usual poor reporting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I would think that if counterfeit the police would have more reason to find the owner. If legitimate surely the owner would be chasing it. The white powder may be an issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkup Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 The old "this money is counterfeit" we threw it away trick. Enjoy the loot boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I think this is the hotel in the Pratunam market area opposit the Indra Regent I went in to check the room rates the other day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted March 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2015 It was in a safe inside a bag and the hotel owner accidentally kicked it. Was the bag in a hotel safe, or was a safe in a bag? How did she accidentally kick it? If it was in a safe inside a bag it doesn't make sense that the money would have shown. If a bag was in a safe it doesn't make sense that she would have kicked it. Often I can't make out these articles. I guess they are translated? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post milys Posted March 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2015 The money - made up of $100 notes -was in a safe inside the bag. A bottle containing an unknown chemical and white powder was also found in the bag.The black money thing works!!! I was thinking the same, finally the nigerians found a way to clean the "black money". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 >>The owner of the 18-room hotel, Napat Songkitwarakul, claimed she found the money when she accidentally kicked the bag, before contacting police.<< Quote Wonder if Hans Christian Andersen was Thai?? No story is too strange in this country!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) "police would attempt to locate its owner". You would think that in an 18 room hotel, a quick look at the hotel registry would uncover who stayed in the room, or am I over simplifying things. the story doesn't mention a room, if fact it mentions very little, what it does say is that a bag containing money was found somewhere in a named hotel by the owner who kicked it - they are either covering something up or it is just the usual poor reporting Also mentioned that the bag was in a safe....(mentioned in the original post).....hard to kick in a safe!! Edited March 16, 2015 by ChrisY1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 A bag containing US$200,000 (Bt6.6 million) that police suspect is counterfeit and would have been used in a fraudulent act was found yesterday at The Boutique Place Hotel in Bangkok. They're concerned that the bag might be counterfeit? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve down under Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Maybe the safe was counterfeit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It was in a safe inside a bag and the hotel owner accidentally kicked it. Was the bag in a hotel safe, or was a safe in a bag? How did she accidentally kick it? If it was in a safe inside a bag it doesn't make sense that the money would have shown. If a bag was in a safe it doesn't make sense that she would have kicked it. Often I can't make out these articles. I guess they are translated? Unfortunately these news items are translated very poorly. My reading of it would be that the 'safe' would be perhaps a "cash box" of some type, so not what you and I would call a safe but possibly what a bad translation might result in. 200,000 in 100s is 2000 notes, assuming bundles of 100 that is 20 bundles. New notes take up 50% or less space than used ones so depending on how they were packed etc they wouldn't take up much space. They would certainly fit inside a decent sized cash box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I always enjoy a touch of comedy in these reports: "Metropolitan Police commander Pol Lt-General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said that if the money were found to be real, police would attempt to locate its owner." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 ....one word comes to mind: 'malarkey'..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poweratradio Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Counterfeit? Nah. Just some newbie bringing over his darlin's sin sod. Or the DEA's drug buy money (marked) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddyjoe41 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 sooooo easy to kick a bag inside a safe,maybe to see if it was empty/555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 White powder, possibly real Bucks, possibly fake, safe in a bag. What a load of tosh ! Can someone go to that hotel and find the truth ,report back here and we can all move on to counterfeight foreinghers jumping off condos in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddyjoe41 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 When found last week it was good,but i forgot to kick it,what a difference a week in a hotel does for the dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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