Huge haul of illegal fireworks seized in raid

[PoorSucker]

An officer holds a firework found in the townhouse. Photo: Suchat Hankij

SAMUI: Police seized an illegal stockpile of fireworks estimated to be worth two million baht from a shophouse in Koh Samui this week.

Police raided the property on Taweerat Road in the Bo Phut district at 5pm, after a tip off from local officials.

Bo Phut Police Lt Denduang Tongsisuk said the owner, named only as Mr Off, had locked the front and back doors and refused to talk with police.

http://www.phuketgazette.net/thailand-news/Huge-haul-illegal-fireworks-seized-raid/64041

[halloween]

Start flicking lit matches through the windows. See if he wants to talk then.

[Basil B]

Thankfully the police did not try cutting the locks with an angle grinder.

Anyone who thinks the authorities are spoilsports should see the video from this BBC report.

-- BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36288863

[longtom]

Floating lanterns are prohibited on Samui? Since when?

[Basil B]

I thought they had been banned in the whole of Thailand a few years ago...

But like most laws just not enforced.

The PG article does site risk to aviation.

But more to the point they are a big fire risk... http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916450-samui-ablaze-in-worst-fire-in-decades/

[gandalf12]

Take the door out or use smoke bombs through the windows. He will come out then