Thread: Thonglor Police Scam

Thonglor Police: “Foreigners Have Right To Say No To Drug Test”



BANGKOK: -- Police at Thonglor District have said on the record foreigners / tourists have the right to say “no” if police ask you to do drug test.

The quotes will be published in an article coming in the next few days from a major global news outlet who followed up on the growing concern from expats and tourists at the random stop and searches around the Sukhumvit / Asoke area of Bangkok where officers are asking for urine samples for an on the spot drug test.

Other quotes from the interview have been shared with me off the record and are incredible. In fact a better description would be laughable and as expected, blame is shifted to others and there has been no wrong doing by officers working out of that police district according to the ranking policeman interviewed for the article.

Source: http://www.stickboyb...-say-drug-test/


I know my rights . I don't have to provide any tests. Ooopps

Laws in Thailand | Guide for Tourists to Thailand laws

Possession aside, if a law enforcement official has grounds to believe you have taken a Category I, II or V narcotic, he or she can detain you and request authorization to test you. Refusing a test or examination can result in imprisonment for up to six months and/or a fine of up to ten thousand baht.

^^

They have vendors all over that area of Sukhumvit selling Xanax, Valium, sex enhancement drugs and even displaying symbols for marijuana on the sidewalk. If they want to shake someone down, all they have to do is watch and wait for someone to make a purchase.

SWIM (someone who isn't me) says the shite is real too.

^^ " if a law enforcement official has grounds to believe" in a Western legal sense, those words are very important, maybe not so much in Thailand. This all goes down to reasonable suspicion or probable cause and whether a court is willing to toss a case for lack of it.

If their real motive is to find drug users, or even if it's to extort money they would do a lot better, and not waste time choosing people who actually show signs of drug use.

BobR, think the test will be under the Rehabilitation Act B.E. 2545 (2002), so not strictly a criminal offence. Harm minimization and public health, get a dirty test and you have to do a program, complete the program, no further action.

The test would be if someone had the gumption to take them to court for unlawful imprisonment where they would have to prove they had reasonable grounds.

If stopped refuse, at the station request the embassy be called and contact a lawyer and you will be mysteriously "unsuspected"

Wish we had the right to hit these monkeys in the face...

They should be farmers and they have a gun ! They make me throw out.

Buncha nonsense....

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Buncha nonsense....

Not really this is serious shit which could fuck you up big time if you aren't paying attention.
As foreigners we should never comply with these arbitrary police crackdowns. It really sets a very bad precedent.

Originally Posted by stickmansucks

Wish we had the right to hit these monkeys in the face...

They should be farmers and they have a gun ! They make me throw out.

One of the greatest dangers here (seriously) if you get in a fight with one of the so called men here, 5 other clowns will jump on you without even knowing what the fight is about.

Originally Posted by BobR

Originally Posted by stickmansucks

Wish we had the right to hit these monkeys in the face...

They should be farmers and they have a gun ! They make me throw out.

One of the greatest dangers here (seriously) if you get in a fight with one of the so called men here, 5 other clowns will jump on you without even knowing what the fight is about.

555 yep it's a mighty thin line between Thai girly men tolerance and a full on lynching party.

Originally Posted by BobR

5 other clowns will jump on you without even knowing what the fight is about.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

full on lynching party.

It's called Moo Maa - Dog pack attack.

Originally Posted by Nathan Napalm

It's called Moo Maa - Dog pack attack.

Originally Posted by toddaniels

Hate to burst your bubble there Nathan Napalm but. . .

Originally Posted by toddaniels

หมู่ (mùu) just means group

Yeah, and Ma (or however you spell it after 200 hours of studying Thai while grassing up innocent foreigners to your Tessakit (Tesagit) buddies )

Ma means Dog

Dog Group
Dog Pack

Stop splitting hairs you nugget and get back to visa advice - something you actually understand (rather than just having the ability to spell the concept)

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I wonder if they are using my drug test device and I am not being paid my royalty payment.

You can't trust anyone these days...................