smotherb Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 That news story does not say he admitted to packing the ammunition This wording sounds like he did (to me): When asked by police if he had a permit to carry the ammunition, Mr Andre said that he didn’t My conspiracy theory: they all look so relaxed as if they agreed to make a nice story to demonstrate the effectiveness of the "ramped up security". The Swiss got a free escort to his hotel for the photo No Swiss is so dumb to carry ammunition to Thailand. I know because I am Swiss Are you sure you're not Thai? Sounds like Thai logic you're using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtingtong Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Uhmm as if need to bring from home.. there's not enough bullets here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 OMG please stop with these ridiculous bullets and flack vest stories they just make Thailand look stupid and stop many people from coming to a country with ridiculous laws... Very few visitors coming as it is.. What they guy going to do throw the damn bullets at the police... Just stop. please....lol...You look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.... Another big bust. Sounds like about 50,000 bahts would make it alllll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpedo1970 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 what "plum" have only 2 rounds in a magazine? A RTP officer that have to buy his own ammo... This is a stupid shakedown.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Did he admit it was his ammunition? Or is the year old Philippine Scam getting a foot hold in Thailand? Rather odd how often this happen in the last few months here in Thailand, whilst before we never heard about, it apart from the scam in the Philippines. That news story does not say he admitted to packing the ammunition. Lot more to this news story than meets the casual reporting. Actually he has rather an astounded look of disbelief on his face. Could he be a victim of now you see them now you don't game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bino Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamalaRider Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Did they really need 9 people for the photo-shoot? Always when they catch someone for a bigger crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I see the word Quality written on the front of his Tshirt. Does this mean he has to hand his Quality Tourist Tshirt back in to immigration??? Just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 OMG please stop with these ridiculous bullets and flack vest stories they just make Thailand look stupid and stop many people from coming to a country with ridiculous laws... Very few visitors coming as it is.. What they guy going to do throw the damn bullets at the police... Just stop. please....lol...You look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.... Heeeeey, the guy is a plum if they are his......You ever heard of a pen gun.. pen gun with magazine???duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Soo extra security we pay the 35 bht for is working. I REST MY CASE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukKrueng Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Well, the look of the tourist police to the far right is priceless. I have owned pistols as a member of numerous pistol clubs over the years and I don't know anyone that would carry one mag with two rounds in it, you just wouldn't do it. Also isn't the Sig 9mm the standard issue now for the RTP??? RTP doesn't have a standard issue. Each officer buys whichever pistol he likes. Besides, in the OP it says the guy admitted he didn't have a permit, but says nothing about him saying it wasn't his. Another point is, that once it gets published as it was, it is all official and doesn't appear (to me) to be a scam. The idea of a scam is you get caught, and you are given the option to pay under the table INSTEAD of going through the official way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Reminds me of David Letterman when he read viewer mail on TV and received a letter with two signatures. "It took two people to write this letter?" It took nine people to arrest a guy with two bullets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukKrueng Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 OMG please stop with these ridiculous bullets and flack vest stories they just make Thailand look stupid and stop many people from coming to a country with ridiculous laws... Very few visitors coming as it is.. What they guy going to do throw the damn bullets at the police... Just stop. please....lol...You look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.... I don't know for sure - can't be bothered googling it - but I am quiet certain it would be illegal in most (if not all) countries (Daesh controlled territories might be excluded...) to travel in / out of the country with weapons and / OR munition. There are a couple of links in this thread about such arrests in India. Would you be kind enough to give it a go at the US of A? Just to check for us TVF's it the results would be the same??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 OMG please stop with these ridiculous bullets and flack vest stories they just make Thailand look stupid and stop many people from coming to a country with ridiculous laws... Very few visitors coming as it is.. What they guy going to do throw the damn bullets at the police... Just stop. please....lol...You look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.... Heeeeey, the guy is a plum if they are his......You ever heard of a pen gun.. Didn't know pen guns took magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6NS Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Well, the look of the tourist police to the far right is priceless. I have owned pistols as a member of numerous pistol clubs over the years and I don't know anyone that would carry one mag with two rounds in it, you just wouldn't do it. Also isn't the Sig 9mm the standard issue now for the RTP??? RTP doesn't have a standard issue. Each officer buys whichever pistol he likes. Besides, in the OP it says the guy admitted he didn't have a permit, but says nothing about him saying it wasn't his. Another point is, that once it gets published as it was, it is all official and doesn't appear (to me) to be a scam. The idea of a scam is you get caught, and you are given the option to pay under the table INSTEAD of going through the official way. I suspect the accused didn't get a chance to edit the headline. Do you not think many discussions, questions and answers are not listed in this article? How Dumb cane some of you get. There is much more to this. How many court cases are two questions and two answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 OMG please stop with these ridiculous bullets and flack vest stories they just make Thailand look stupid and stop many people from coming to a country with ridiculous laws... Very few visitors coming as it is.. What they guy going to do throw the damn bullets at the police... Just stop. please....lol...You look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.... Yet another shooter who uses his carry on bag as a range bag. (Or so I'm guessing.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alration Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Did he admit it was his ammunition? Or is the year old Philippine Scam getting a foot hold in Thailand? Rather odd how often this happen in the last few months here in Thailand, whilst before we never heard about, it apart from the scam in the Philippines. This answers your question... "When asked by police if he had a permit to carry the ammunition, Mr Andre said that he didn’t..." If it wasn't his ammunition it's very unlikely that that would have been his reply and if he was the subject of a scam he probably would be looking a bit more worried than he is in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 RTP doesn't have a standard issue. Each officer buys whichever pistol he likes. Besides, in the OP it says the guy admitted he didn't have a permit, but says nothing about him saying it wasn't his. Another point is, that once it gets published as it was, it is all official and doesn't appear (to me) to be a scam. The idea of a scam is you get caught, and you are given the option to pay under the table INSTEAD of going through the official way. They do have standard issue side arms, if they don't want them they buy their own.. I think you are incorrect. RTP are not supplied side arms. They have to buy their own along with all ammunition. I happen to know as when my nephew-in-law joined the RTP I paid for his side arm as he could only afford his walki-talkie, uniform, cuffs. And he never even got paid (on time) for the first 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alration Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 RTP doesn't have a standard issue. Each officer buys whichever pistol he likes. Besides, in the OP it says the guy admitted he didn't have a permit, but says nothing about him saying it wasn't his. Another point is, that once it gets published as it was, it is all official and doesn't appear (to me) to be a scam. The idea of a scam is you get caught, and you are given the option to pay under the table INSTEAD of going through the official way. They do have standard issue side arms, if they don't want them they buy their own.. I think you are incorrect. RTP are not supplied side arms. They have to buy their own along with all ammunition. I happen to know as when my nephew-in-law joined the RTP I paid for his side arm as he could only afford his walki-talkie, uniform, cuffs. And he never even got paid (on time) for the first 3 months. Nope......Depends what cop he is being trained to be...or what you or l are being told, but l had the run down two days ago... I think the answer is that there is a standard issue gun and that has to be paid for, standard issue doesn't mean it's free. If the officer prefers he doesn't have to take the standard issue, he can buy another type independently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLing Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Did he admit it was his ammunition? Or is the year old Philippine Scam getting a foot hold in Thailand? Rather odd how often this happen in the last few months here in Thailand, whilst before we never heard about, it apart from the scam in the Philippines. This answers your question... "When asked by police if he had a permit to carry the ammunition, Mr Andre said that he didn’t..." If it wasn't his ammunition it's very unlikely that that would have been his reply and if he was the subject of a scam he probably would be looking a bit more worried than he is in the photo. Well, he did answer to the question if he had a permit. Mr Andre said he didn't .... what's after the .... might be .... because I didn't have any ammunition when I packed my bag? Or how would a normal, innocent person answer that question? Yes, I do have a permit to carry ammunition which is not mine? I would be more interested in knowing what his answer was to the question. Where did you get the ammunition from. For what purpose did you get the ammunition. As for his look. Well you have your view, I have mine. To me he doesn't look like "Fck, I been caught, I miss my plane, huge fine, maybe prison". To me he looks more like, "This is a misunderstanding, nothing to worry it will sort itself out very quickly" But names, nationalities or looks don't really mean anything. Doesn't mean he's clever, doesn't mean hi's stupid. Could be one or the other. Edited December 15, 2015 by JoeLing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Who cares he's been caught end of before all the conspiracy theories start he is probably just stupid and didn't think having a couple of rounds in his bag was a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joboss Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 A couple of bullets in his luggage. Soo F#$@% what!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Wouldn't his bag have been checked many times before arriving in Bangkok and only found (ammunition) in Thailand,, how convenient? Would cling wrapping a bag improve safety ie,, someone not puting stuff in my bag,, if i say i'm innocent,, they will say,, prove it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Wouldn't his bag have been checked many times before arriving in Bangkok and only found (ammunition) in Thailand,, how convenient? Would cling wrapping a bag improve safety ie,, someone not puting stuff in my bag,, if i say i'm innocent,, they will say,, prove it..... Pretty sure he was flying out if I read it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 What a load of crap,My sister came visit me a few years ago in Australia and took a handful of different size calibre bullets back home to Holland as souvenirs and she had no problem.What is the problem ,you can't use any ammo without a weapon,if there is no weapon why arrest people,If it's illegal just confiscate the ammo and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeungKen Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 2 Off topic posts removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joboss Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 What a load of crap,My sister came visit me a few years ago in Australia and took a handful of different size calibre bullets back home to Holland as souvenirs and she had no problem.What is the problem ,you can't use any ammo without a weapon,if there is no weapon why arrest people,If it's illegal just confiscate the ammo and be done with it. y confiscate it. Ammunitions for weapons are a part of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 What a load of crap,My sister came visit me a few years ago in Australia and took a handful of different size calibre bullets back home to Holland as souvenirs and she had no problem.What is the problem ,you can't use any ammo without a weapon,if there is no weapon why arrest people,If it's illegal just confiscate the ammo and be done with it. Wrong any ammo can be used without a gun a make shit firing pin is easy to make and relatively easy to use if you know what your doing mind some idiots would use even if they didn't know as for taking back as soveniers WHY!!!! Soveniers of what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 What a load of crap,My sister came visit me a few years ago in Australia and took a handful of different size calibre bullets back home to Holland as souvenirs and she had no problem.What is the problem ,you can't use any ammo without a weapon,if there is no weapon why arrest people,If it's illegal just confiscate the ammo and be done with it. y confiscate it. Ammunitions for weapons are a part of life Not my life you must live in a diffrent world to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Mr Andre? What? Is he so famous in Phuket that he goes by his first name? Why did he need a gun in Phuket? Who did he (want to) kill? This should be the beginning of an investigation, not the end. 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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