rooster59 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Over 1,000 suspects nabbed in crime sweep By Sitthichai Sikhawat The Nation Image: TNA In a month-long crime sweep, police nabbed more than 1,000 suspects and seized 143 firearms, 52,791 meth-amphetamine pills, 316 grams of crystal meth, 1,392 kilogams of marijuana and 235kg of krathom leaves, Provincial Police Region 8 chief Pol Lt-General Pongwuth Pongsri said on Friday. The suspects were arrested in Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi and Phuket provinces between February 2 and March 20. Of the suspects, 161 face gun-related charges, 982 drug-related charges, while the remaining 79 were arrested on the basis of arrest warrants related to old cases, he said. The police sweep – targeting dark influential figures, hitmen, people dealing in weapons and drugs, as well as fugitives – was carried out to boost public confidence ahead of the elections. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30366336 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-03-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungstib Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 The Thai police tackling crime? Now there's a novelty. Just imagine what could be done if this happened every month of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 "...Over 1,000 suspects nabbed in crime sweep..." 'Crime Sweep'? Er... Ahem... Isn't this called 'policing'? And, if it is not normal 'Policing', shouldn't it be? It seems like a reasonable question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeaylward Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 In a month-long crime sweep, police nabbed more than 1,000 suspects and seized 143 firearms, 52,791 meth-amphetamine pills, 316 > The police sweep – targeting dark influential figures, hitmen, people dealing in weapons and drugs, as well as fugitives – was carried out to boost public confidence ahead of the elections. > -- [emoji767] Copyright The Nation 2019-03-23 So now the police can go back to doing nothing as this exercise was only conducted "to boost public confidence ahead of the elections". Surely, to maintain public confidence they should be doing this on a daily basis! It's their job for goodness sake!Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Next will be a Maj-Gen telling a story of no Thais involved in crime personally I don't trust a Lt-Gen with all the facts???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: The police sweep – targeting dark influential figures, hitmen, people dealing in weapons and drugs, as well as fugitives – was carried out to boost public confidence ahead of the elections. Can we have an election every month? Err, maybe not as every single prison cell would be overflowing, like the black hole of Calcutta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Smith Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Can we have an election every month? Only if they drop the booze ban ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, Samuel Smith said: 28 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Can we have an election every month? Only if they drop the booze ban ???? Ha ha! We know why there's a ban - otherwise there would be plenty of boos in Prayut's direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I wanna be a dark influential person! Do I need to see the local Kru Khmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboyz1 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I guess they won't be voting tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proboscis Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 The headline should read - Crime Sweep disappointment - only netted 1,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 7 hours ago, rooster59 said: seized 143 firearms, 52,791 meth-amphetamine pills, 316 grams of crystal meth, 1,392 kilogams of marijuana and 235kg of krathom leaves What am I going to do this weekend now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Too bad that can't put that sort of zeal in their enforcement efforts aimed at capturing arsonists who are burning down Northern Thailand and poisoning the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Funk Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Who verifies the claims?! They could say anything.... and often do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 That's a rather long month, from Feb 2nd to Mar 20th ("month-long crime sweep"). The overall figures don't look all that impressive when taking into consideration how long they were busy sweeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Clearing criminals and "anti social" elements off the streets one day before election. Well done ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 11 hours ago, graemeaylward said: In a month-long crime sweep, police nabbed more than 1,000 suspects and seized 143 firearms, 52,791 meth-amphetamine pills, 316 > The police sweep – targeting dark influential figures, hitmen, people dealing in weapons and drugs, as well as fugitives – was carried out to boost public confidence ahead of the elections. > -- Copyright The Nation 2019-03-23 So now the police can go back to doing nothing as this exercise was only conducted "to boost public confidence ahead of the elections". Surely, to maintain public confidence they should be doing this on a daily basis! It's their job for goodness sake! Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Doing things like these on a daily basis? Would you accept that in your own country, razzias I mean? Those are normal in a police state, as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, connda said: Too bad that can't put that sort of zeal in their enforcement efforts aimed at capturing arsonists who are burning down Northern Thailand and poisoning the air. Or policing followers of a certain politician that heeded the cal to burn down buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 People say legalise drugs... drugs are the scourge of society! From the profiteers at the top to the street sellers.. drugs will eventually seal the fate & downfall of any country ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 1,000 criminals in over a month.london has more arrests over a weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 They must have missed hundreds of thousands by not working 24/7 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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