webfact 82,502 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Police/military raid sheesha dens in Sukhumvit last night Picture: Daily News BANGKOK: -- A police and military raiding party swooped on shisha restaurants and distributors in upper Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, last night. A total of eleven establishments in Soi 3, Soi 3/1, Soi 5 and Soi 11 were inspected and dozens of pipes and many kilos of sheesha tobacco were seized. Several owners, managers and staff were taken in for questioning. Illegal distribution of pipes and tobacco was found to be taking place at Studio Masr and Emperor Shisha in Soi 3, Nasir Al-Masr in 3/1 and the Le Fenix Hotel in Soi 11. Several of the establishments checked were found to be operating within the law. The area used to be well known for smoking sheesha until the military government cracked down and made it illegal in Thailand. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-11-09 Link to post Share on other sites
lee b 2,881 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I used to smoke shisha in coffee shops in Dubai. I have seen it in many places in Thailand but never knew it had been made illegal. The question is why was it made illegal? Link to post Share on other sites
optad 1,693 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Is it just a different delivery mechanism for tobacco/nicotine? Link to post Share on other sites
Brer Fox 4,079 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 1 minute ago, lee b said: I used to smoke shisha in coffee shops in Dubai. I have seen it in many places in Thailand but never knew it had been made illegal. The question is why was it made illegal? The government has difficulty in collecting tax on sheesha tobacco. Much the same reason why nicotine vaporizers are illegal. Link to post Share on other sites
zaphod reborn 7,577 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 It would be a better use of resources to bust the Africans selling narcotic drugs on Sukhumvit 5-13. Link to post Share on other sites
MaxLee 5,408 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 A random act of sacrificial lamb abusage among the several illegally run businesses in Thailand,.... yaaawn Link to post Share on other sites
yellowboat 16,076 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Been going on for decades. It is hardly something the junta can be proud of. A complete waste of time. It does not even rate up there with bike lanes and beach chairs. Link to post Share on other sites
grumbleweed 4,315 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 No doubt hardened criminals are quaking in their boots now these despicable rogues have been apprehended. Link to post Share on other sites
Rorri 1,242 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 3 hours ago, lee b said: I used to smoke shisha in coffee shops in Dubai. I have seen it in many places in Thailand but never knew it had been made illegal. The question is why was it made illegal? It's not, in fact no law has ever been passed, this is just another, as the Phuket governor said, illegal "fantasy" law. Link to post Share on other sites
monkey4u 1,457 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 3 hours ago, zaphod reborn said: It would be a better use of resources to bust the Africans selling narcotic drugs on Sukhumvit 5-13. This has far less hassles than chasing Africans Link to post Share on other sites
Brer Fox 4,079 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 3 hours ago, zaphod reborn said: It would be a better use of resources to bust the Africans selling narcotic drugs on Sukhumvit 5-13. And while they are doing that they could remove the footpath whores along the same route. Link to post Share on other sites
Rooo 4,034 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Show me the actual LAW that say's it's illegal. Link to post Share on other sites
mcfish 3,143 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 It would be a better use of resources to bust the Africans selling narcotic drugs on Sukhumvit 5-13.Unfortunately the Nigerians have a system that's impossible to bust. The only way is to do what Thaksin did and what Phillipines president did. Shoot them Sent from my SC-01D using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
fruitman 6,853 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 1 minute ago, mcfish said: Unfortunately the Nigerians have a system that's impossible to bust. The only way is to do what Thaksin did and what Phillipines president did. Shoot them Sent from my SC-01D using Tapatalk They can hire a white farang trying to buy drugs from them...if they deliver they are busted. What's impossible about that? Link to post Share on other sites
Rorri 1,242 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 2 hours ago, monkey4u said: This has far less hassles than chasing Africans The with "chasing" africans is eventually you will piss them off and they start to chase you. Link to post Share on other sites
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