Video: Ya Ba bust in full view on busy Bangkok road

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Video: Ya Ba bust in full view on busy Bangkok road

 

Image: Video screenshot

 

BANGKOK: -- A video posted online shows a Ya Ba bust taking place in full view of the public in the middle of Sri Nakharin Road, Bangkok on Wednesday.

 

Reporters understand that a car with Ya Ba dealers had fled after a sting operation, reported Sanook. 

 

As both uniformed and plain clothes officers gave chase the car's tires were shot out causing it to collide with another vehicle.

 

A clearly frightened member of the public gets out of his car to escape possible injury.

 

Several shots rang out as the dealers were eventually arrested along with 400 pills. 

 

The dealers had collected the pills from a plastic bag left in Soi Withaya Karnbin by a man they contacted over the phone called only "Pack". 

 

They were paid just 1,200 baht to sell the drugs on to users.

 

The video was posted on Facebook by Wach Saphaploen Derntokrong.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-08-25

 

 

[Somtamnication]

Like the wild wild west. 

[tracker1]

The drug dealers don't know how lucky they were not to be shot !

[NCC1701A]

Yahoo!!! Ride em' Thaiboy.

[zyphodb]

Always the small guys, they wouldn't dare go after the connected big boys who are causing the problem 

[alien365]

Should have bought a 4 wheel drive

[edwinchester]

Clowns putting innocent lives at risk for very minor players.

When is the last time anyone heard of a Mr Big being caught, tried and convicted?

[terminatorchiangmai]

Looked like a very professional bust again 

[lvr181]

Wasted bullets on the tyres - just shoot the dealers! They never give problems again.

[harleyclarkey]

What on earth are they doing?

What a show....how long was this going to go on for? 

I'm no special services cop but surely a shot into the passenger seat would have made the driver take his foot off the throttle?

[Jimbo1964]

The cops are quite restrained in Thailand. He would be dead if it was the states. I've seen this type of stuff a few times.

[sahibji]

4 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Like the wild wild west. 

but happening in the east....

[sahibji]

2 minutes ago, Jimbo1964 said:

The cops are quite restrained in Thailand. He would be dead if it was the states. I've seen this type of stuff a few times.

the situation is different in the states as the Cops are anticipating fire arms action from the dealers they are are chasing.things have not  worsened to that stage in the east.

[sahibji]

looks like the work of some small timer immature operators who panicked and rammed their vehicle into another and got caught.

[DiamondKing]

Endangering the public shooting when there is no real need TOTAL KEYSTONE COPS 

[ChrisY1]

Idiot police.....opening fire on a busy roadway.....completely insane!....they've obviously been reading to much about Duterte

[SOTIRIOS]

...what bearing does it have what they were allegedly being paid....

 

...jeez...

 

...drop all charges...???

 

...what utter nonsense...

[4MyEgo]

That's 2 years per pill, divided by say 2 guys = 400 years per person, ya ba - daba doo, get it, ya ba - daba doo, well done Fred

[The manic]

What a waste of time - its only pep pills - used through out the world at various times.  A nonsense bust that will only promote further drug dealing.  As for a police officer discharging a gun in public- they should be sent to prison for endangering the public, including the suspect.

[The manic]

3 hours ago, silent said:

 

It's a new war on drug strategy being tried by setting up users and middlemen to force suppliers into retirement.

It encourages new dealers to come forward because the price of drugs go up or find new drugs to push. If you want to know how the dealing economy works read the introduction to 'The Naked Lunch' by William Burroughs.  A searing indictment of the state and its attempts to suppress freedom to use drugs. It does not work! 

[dunroaming]

Beware! Macho men at work!  Just part of the rich tapestry of the farce that passes as daily routine.  Embrace the nonsense or leave

[Happy Grumpy]

3 hours ago, lvr181 said:

Wasted bullets on the tyres - just shoot the dealers! They never give problems again.

 

 

Unless their father or boss is your police superior. 

[silent]

41 minutes ago, The manic said:

It encourages new dealers to come forward because the price of drugs go up or find new drugs to push. If you want to know how the dealing economy works read the introduction to 'The Naked Lunch' by William Burroughs.  A searing indictment of the state and its attempts to suppress freedom to use drugs. It does not work! 

Thanks, but I'm just remarking on some of the reporting where it appears that instead of discretely making a bust netting a few minnows and working up, they seem to prefer making front page news for chicken shit. It's almost like some think they might work themselves out of a job.

[Thian]

5 hours ago, zyphodb said:

Always the small guys, they wouldn't dare go after the connected big boys who are causing the problem 

 

Look how many cars damaged for only 400 pills. IF the dealers had guns it would be a big shootout with all the innocent motorists involved....very unprofessional.

 

Why the police didn't put big machineguns in their faces and use them if they wouldn't surrender? 

 

And if they want jabadealers even i know where to find them, everybody in my area knows in which street they are. But the police don't dare to go there.

[masuk]

8 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Like the wild wild west. 

I'm presuming that the B.i.B. know that "pack" or pak is Malay/Indonesian for a male person. 

[cruisemonkey]

I wonder how the 'cowboy cop' would feel if the car he had shot the tires out of, collided with a car and killed the innocent driver... who happened to be his: wife/son/daughter?

 

Idiots!

[metisdead]

Off topic posts and replies about the drug war in the Philippines have been removed. 

[boooker]

Where had been the tactical police move such buddy team.Secondly standing behind on the pick up is a dangerous death row walk...next to the driver window aswell.....where was the tactical approach......