Bangkok police "proactive" as crime swoop nets 129 in last six days

Image; Daily News

BANGKOK: -- A crackdown on betting and drugs in the capital resulted in the arrest of 129 people over the last six days as the Euro 2016 finals came to an end in France.

Division 1 police chief Sompong Chingduang said that the crackdown would assure the public that police were doing their job in rooting out crime rather than waiting for it to happen before doing something about it, reported Daily News

The sweep across Bangkok would show that the police are protecting the public, said Sompong.

Many of those arrested for gambling, drugs and weapons offences were paraded for the media on Sunday along with a cache of evidence. This was as a result of police operations from July 5 -10.

In total 129 arrests were made in the joint operation comprising nine police precincts - Huay Kwang, Makasan, Chana Songkram, Bang Pho, Dusit, Sam Sen, Din Daeng, Nang Lerng and Phayathai.

Some 41 gamblers were nabbed with Phayathai and Bang Pho coming out on top in the league table by apprehending 12 and ten miscreants respectively.

Ya ba, ganja and crystal meth - ice - possession and dealing resulted in several dozen cases being cleared up across the city. Many more were arrested on weapons charges with six guns and several radios used in crime being displayed yesterday.

Other cases cleared up centered around illegal immigrants and arrest warrants that had already been issued.

The sweep comes after directives issued from the national police office to get tough. "The public can be assured that we are doing our job, "said chief Sompong, "and that we will continue to be proactive in solving crime and thereby creating trust amongst the public."

Source: Daily News

-- 2016-07-11

Why are the ;police making a big thing about this?

Surely that is what they get paid for, so they are only doing their jobs, nothing more, nothing less.

If they arrested the customers when they raid the massage parlors, they could show a higher body count. They only arrest the prostitutes and let the addicts go. They show they are biased when they don't arrest the johns but they arrest gamblers and drug users.

Does anyone know what happened to the Bridge players in Pattaya? Just went dead after a while

Now the Euros are over.I guess the Police will have nothing to do now.

regards Worgeordie

Why are the ;police making a big thing about this?

Surely that is what they get paid for, so they are only doing their jobs, nothing more, nothing less.

True, I'd be more impressed if they rounded up 129 unusually wealthy current and former government ministers and public servants...

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Edited July 11, 20169 yr by spacebass

Why are the ;police making a big thing about this?

Surely that is what they get paid for, so they are only doing their jobs, nothing more, nothing less.

True, I'd be more impressed if they rounded up 129 unusually wealthy current and former government ministers and public servants...

They already have their "Get out of jail free card"

Another flavor of the month arrest. Its on a rotating basis. Everybody gets a turn.

So, 21 arrests each day - what a truly stunning effort! Thailand must be one of the most orderly and law-abiding countries in the world.

Or, perhaps a cynic would suggest that maybe its just that its police force are one of the most inept.

Could we have a show of hands on the latter?

Never arrest their own on these show-drugs crackdowns, do they?

So, 21 arrests each day - what a truly stunning effort! Thailand must be one of the most orderly and law-abiding countries in the world.

Or, perhaps a cynic would suggest that maybe its just that its police force are one of the most inept.

Could we have a show of hands on the latter?

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Now the Euros are over.I guess the Police will have nothing to do now.

regards Worgeordie

Wrong. There would be a spike in theft and robbery as gamblers who lost need to clear their bets.

And now? Thailand is a better place? Where is the future of this country? Lock up more and more and more...?

The Huai Kwang Police owned gambling den was Sunday open as usual, for over 6 years as far as I know.. They didn't get raided..

Edited July 11, 20169 yr by FredNL

Doesn't 'proactive' mean the arrests would have been made before the crimes were committed?

...again...only ever hear of any real charges being laid when a foreigner is involved....what is really going on....???

'Bangkok Police 'proactive'', I stopped reading, not wanting to know how they succeeded into getting more dirty than they are...

(Heard from a Thai guy: What do you do when you find a copper in your garbage can? You kick him out of it and scold him its not meant for his kind of extreme dirth)

If they arrested the customers when they raid the massage parlors, they could show a higher body count. They only arrest the prostitutes and let the addicts go. They show they are biased when they don't arrest the johns but they arrest gamblers and drug users.

Erm, what about the managers and owners of these dens + buildings +'officials'? Aren't they the ones which should be caught, because of making criminal money? Am I too logic, are you Thai?