webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Ya Ba on open sale - wall graffiti advertises 80 baht per tablet Picture: Sanook Concerned residents in a Muslim neighborhood in Mae Sot, Tak in Thailand north west called in Sanook reporters to investigate drug dealing in their area. They said that the authorities were doing nothing and that Burmese youth were selling Ya Ba and ganja openly. So openly in fact that a sign on a wall outside two run down houses advertises "WY" Ya Ba at 80 baht a tablet. Sanook went there and saw it was true - three or four dealers were operating all night. But it was too dangerous to take pictures even for these intrepid reporters. They said it was a Muslim area near a mosque and called on the police to act. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 This has serious crime written all over the report; 1. Alleged Burmese dealers and; 2. Located "near' a mosque. I am curious. The immigration department has the manpower and time to hunt down people who complain about noise levels, yet is unable to keep an eye on certain obvious foreign criminals? Yaba sales occur in every district and at every mall, including majority Buddhist districts and in proximity to wats (and sometimes even at a wat), and yet a location that is in a "muslim area and near a mosque" draws special mention that it is a muslim area and near a mosque. Unfortunately, I feel that the people writing the story are at best allowing perosnal prejudice to influence their writing and at worse are trying to manipulate readers. I have the impression someone is looking to cause a bit of hardship for some Rohingya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzidenn Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Yes the bad bad Burmese again, thai Buddhists dont do bad things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, zzidenn said: Yes the bad bad Burmese again, thai Buddhists dont do bad things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 The YaBa problem has long been out of control in Thailand! We have relatives in rural Thailand who when farming in the fields are often approached by youths driving around on motorcycles to see if they want to buy Yaba at 70 baht a tablet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DekDaeng Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 8 hours ago, zzidenn said: Yes the bad bad Burmese again, thai Buddhists dont do bad things These Burmans got their Thai script down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 hmmmmm... if we draw parallels to computer law regarding forums, the owner of the wall is officially the "publisher" and should be prosecuted if he doesn't take action within 24h of gaining knowledge of the graffiti's existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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