American Man Found with Bullet Arrested at Phuket Airport

[misskit]

An American man was arrested with a bullet at the Phuket International Airport.


The Sakoo Police told the Phuket Express that on Thursday (February 29th) they were notified from the Phuket International Airport that staffer at an x-ray machine was screening passengers’ bags and luggage at the international terminal and found a bullet inside a foreign passenger’s luggage.

The luggage owner who, is an American man, agreed to let airport security staffers search inside his luggage. Inside the luggage found a bullet. The American man was taken to the Sakoo Police Station to face charge with illegal possession of ammunition.


The American man was not identified by Sakoo police by name and he did not release a statement about the bullet.

American Man Found with Bullet Arrested at Phuket Airport - The Phuket Express

[39TG]

Was he leaving Thailand? What a dummy.

[Edmond]

Was he leaving Thailand? What a dummy.

An old and well known scam in the region. Usually done in the Philippines, though. There were cases of it being pulled here around 4-5 years ago.

Known as The Manilla Airport Bullet Scam.

The Manila Airport Bullet Scam: Everything You Need To Know - Laura Clery.


Known as Laglag-bala (bullet dropping) in Filipino.

[Edmond]

Usually done in the Philippines, though. There were cases of it being pulled here around 4-5 years ago.

Second American Detained in Thailand Over Single Bullet in Luggage

They did 2 yanks in a month in 2019.

[cyrille]

It must be tough for them to keep track of all the bullets, tbf.

[harrybarracuda]

Was he leaving Thailand? What a dummy.

It might have been in the fluff at the bottom of his bag and not picked up on the way in.

Not that it matters.

A few quid and he'll be on his way.

[dirk diggler]

Probably a keyring

[DrWilly]

How is it, Dirk?