webfact Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Australian drug fugitive arrested with fake passport in Phuket bar Tanyaluk Sakoot Police said Australian drugs fugitive Robert Gee was surprised to see the police at the bar. Photo: Phuket Tourist Police PHUKET: -- Police arrested a 58-year-old Australian man in a bar on Patong’s party street Bangla Rd last night (Sept 13) after the man had spent three years quietly living in Phuket avoiding a warrant for his arrest in Australia on drug charges. Phuket Tourist Police and Phuket Crime Suppression officers, working with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), moved in and arrested Robert Gordon Pollybank Gee at Bar Funk, opposite the Tiger Pub bar complex on Bangla Rd, at 11pm. Gee was wanted on an arrest warrant issued in Australia on July 4, 2012, for drug-possession charges. To make matters worse for the Australian drug fugitive, Gee was also found in possession of a fake passport. “We found him at the bar. He was surprised to see us there,” said Maj Col Nareuwat Phutwiro, an investigator with the Phuket Tourist Police. Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/australian-drug-fugitive-arrested-with-fake-passport-in-phuket-bar-59093.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-09-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 another bad guy out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 His new home in an Australian prison will be far better than being locked up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, monkey4u said: His new home in an Australian prison will be far better than being locked up here Will he be immediately extradited, or will Thai justice get him for illegal entry, illegal stay, false passport etc.? Love the look of the cops in the photos, glaring and scowling in one photo, in another the accusatory finger point, while in the last at the station posing for the photo op. Classic................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 would like to know how they knew that he was at this Bar at that certain moment... ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Not the first time he has featured in these pages: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycallahan Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Pollybank Gee, doesn't sound like a 'real' Australian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 31 minutes ago, steelepulse said: Will he be immediately extradited, or will Thai justice get him for illegal entry, illegal stay, false passport etc.? Love the look of the cops in the photos, glaring and scowling in one photo, in another the accusatory finger point, while in the last at the station posing for the photo op. Classic................ You have lost me. Please do tell what is the expression that the officers should maintain at all times for your benefit? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, ClutchClark said: You have lost me. Please do tell what is the expression that the officers should maintain at all times for your benefit? Thanks Sure, I'll sum it up in one word "Professionalism". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 36 minutes ago, steelepulse said: Will he be immediately extradited, or will Thai justice get him for illegal entry, illegal stay, false passport etc.? Love the look of the cops in the photos, glaring and scowling in one photo, in another the accusatory finger point, while in the last at the station posing for the photo op. Classic................ I noted he had changed his shirt in the last photo. Cleaned up, ready to travel? If the Feds travelled up here to effect arrest with the locals, they would probably have made arrangements to take him back with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 54 minutes ago, monkey4u said: His new home in an Australian prison will be far better than being locked up here He may try the local hospitality first on fake passport charge! Lucky guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 49 minutes ago, Deli said: would like to know how they knew that he was at this Bar at that certain moment... ?? Errrr...ummmm....duhhhh...surveillance maybe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The police seem surprised that he was surprised to see them there....why wouldn't he be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Thea01 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 38 minutes ago, harrycallahan said: Pollybank Gee, doesn't sound like a 'real' Australian! I don't think so either, must be a fake like his passport. Maybe another fugitive Pom. Before you Poms jump on me I'm only joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Oh, the irony! To have his life unravel whilst drinking in a bar called Bar Funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerostar Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The country will be so much safer now that this dangerous criminal is off the streets (NOT) Authorities waste so much time and money chasing these guys instead of going after the real crims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Deli said: would like to know how they knew that he was at this Bar at that certain moment... ?? No honor among his company, tell one person in confidence and done like dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Pollybank Gee?? That name's good enough reason to throw him in the slammer, even before the drug offences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony kiwi Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 carry a phone he called australia on is all it would take to find him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 13 minutes ago, xerostar said: The country will be so much safer now that this dangerous criminal is off the streets (NOT) Authorities waste so much time and money chasing these guys instead of going after the real crims Wrong thread, you're supposed to write nonsense like this in threads about workpermit violation arrests, not drug arrests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Spent 3 years quietly living in Phuket ? Who checked the renewal of visa paper work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 From an Australian news site: He reportedly admitted fleeing Australia in 2011 and entered Thailand via boat without going through the Thai Immigration Police’s process. He said he bought the fake passport in 2013, but refused to tell authorities who he obtained it from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 25 minutes ago, silent said: No honor among his company, tell one person in confidence and done like dinner. I think the term, "stitched up like a kipper" is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 8 minutes ago, leeneeds said: Spent 3 years quietly living in Phuket ? Who checked the renewal of visa paper work ? Is that a serious question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Deli said: would like to know how they knew that he was at this Bar at that certain moment... ?? He probably wrote that bar down as one of his hangouts on his personal information form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 8 hours ago, harrycallahan said: Pollybank Gee, doesn't sound like a 'real' Australian! Yep, definitely not an Aboriginal name is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xineohp Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The cooperation between AFP and RTP is greater than most suppose. Frequently it comes as a surprise to some to find this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, xineohp said: The cooperation between AFP and RTP is greater than most suppose. Frequently it comes as a surprise to some to find this out. AFP has had a presence in Thailand for 20 or 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 hours ago, steelepulse said: Will he be immediately extradited, or will Thai justice get him for illegal entry, illegal stay, false passport etc.? Love the look of the cops in the photos, glaring and scowling in one photo, in another the accusatory finger point, while in the last at the station posing for the photo op. Classic................ Usually he has to serve 50% of his sentence in Thailand. But with other considerations it will be much less, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabula Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Illegal drugs destroy billions of lives worldwide. Unfortunately, today that is the only income many can generate in inner cities and who live in poverty. In the future, many countries may experience what Columbia experienced for many years. If something is not done soon, we may lose our younger generation worldwide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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