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[BOS2BKK]

toybits, on 2011-04-28 11:45:55, said:

I doubt there is a lot of opium being grown in that area now. Besides, it seems to be rather out of the way of transhipment points (i.e. between Myanmar and Thailand).

^^^^^ Right there, that is where you said it ^^^^^^ This is obviously not correct, because a major shipment of Meth being smuggled by Burmese was busted in Chiang Rai that same day.  So I guess the smugglers don't think it is too far out of their way.

As for where I get my intel

I am an armchair expert drunken retiree who thinks the view from his Condo balcony in Pattaya/Chiang Mai is all of Thailand, so I just make it up, like every other poster right?  Sometimes I am not at all surprised why people get thrown off balconies as often as they do here. I would love to take a ride in your Helicopter some time. Let me know the details so I can let it out.

[sunholidaysun1]

BOS2BKK, on 2011-04-30 17:12:01, said:

toybits, on 2011-04-28 11:45:55, said:

I doubt there is a lot of opium being grown in that area now. Besides, it seems to be rather out of the way of transhipment points (i.e. between Myanmar and Thailand).

^^^^^ Right there, that is where you said it ^^^^^^ This is obviously not correct, because a major shipment of Meth being smuggled by Burmese was busted in Chiang Rai that same day.  So I guess the smugglers don't think it is too far out of their way.

As for where I get my intel

I am an armchair expert drunken retiree who thinks the view from his Condo balcony in Pattaya/Chiang Mai is all of Thailand, so I just make it up, like every other poster right?  Sometimes I am not at all surprised why people get thrown off balconies as often as they do here. I would love to take a ride in your Helicopter some time. Let me know the details so I can let it out.

Dont bring my Helicopter into your story .

[stevehoward1969]

This is not CM or Pattaya. This is CR. We dont rent condos we build houses and sit on our balconies, sip our drinks, relax and think to ourselves ~ "I wonder how officer crackheads life is going"

[KimoMax]

jdinasia, on 2011-04-30 13:40:53, said:

TheGhostWithin, on 2011-04-30 13:35:46, said:

Mugg, on 2011-04-29 11:57:10, said:

Briggsy, on 2011-04-28 17:03:43, said:

The tour guide has tats too. He is a gangster too, for sure.

WOW , what can one say about this.

In Thai culture, unless it is a religious tattoo (like the Muay Thai boxers, and the monks have) - traditionally that person is a "black" person and involved in crime or is chained to the wheels of crime. you will notice a lot of girls in Sukhumvit have tattoos too, there is a reason for it. it is an indication of their social status and their occupation. Not always correct, but a good guideline.

ACtually, you are presenting a broad stereotype that is no longer socially valid.

Most Tats are only artistry or a self expression. Some historically have certain meanings in culture.
There are also Certain Tattoo's that have a signficant meaning in the criminal world.
Lot's of the tattoo artists are aware of what they should not tattoo on an unsuspecting person.
Wearing one of those Tats could mean serious trouble for the wearer.

[toybits]

Yes! You are an armchair expert and for your sake stop making a fool of yourself and please learn how to read.

You do not even know where this Japanese Tourist was shot. I have been to that area many times on bike rides with some buddies. I also know where the Thai-Myanmar Border is. It makes no sense to bring crystal meth, opium or heroin through that village where the Japanese Tourist was shot.

[Paul888]

Is there must be some kind of award or prize for "knowing the most about drug production and transportation routes"?

[harrry]

Must be careful next time I go to Don's cafe....Never know who is doing what round there.

[sunholidaysun1]

harrry, on 2011-05-01 19:04:40, said:

Must be careful next time I go to Don's cafe....Never know who is doing what round there.

Maybe they were booking tables for the BBQ or maybe they had been told about the Lines being offered at a reduced price

[harrry]

sunholidaysun1, on 2011-05-01 21:02:11, said:

harrry, on 2011-05-01 19:04:40, said:

Must be careful next time I go to Don's cafe....Never know who is doing what round there.

Maybe they were booking tables for the BBQ or maybe they had been told about the Lines being offered at a reduced price

Probably they got upset because they were too late to get the good bits of steak because the guide came late and got lost.

[pbeieio]

Nordlys, on 2011-04-27 16:34:28, said:

This news was all over Japanese media since yesterday, but none of it said the victim was a yakuza.

Only a complete ignoramus would purport that a high ranking member of the Yakuza would visit Thailand, on a risky mission, to score 2kg’s of Meth/Speed from Burmese suppliers.

It smells like a drug deal gone sour, and the Thai police’s attempts to discredit the victims does not justify the actions of the “tour guide”, it just creates more questions as to their own complicity.

Tourists vote with their feet. Another “nail in the coffin”

In spite of the TAT’s increased advertising to promote Thailand as a “tourist paradise”, incidents like this, combined with the myriad of other offences committed (to tourists) and the increased reporting of said diminish Thailand’s appeal.

I wonder when the Thai’s will wake up?

　

　

　

[pbeieio]

MUYTHAI, on 2011-04-28 14:27:39, said:

Steely Dan, on 2011-04-27 17:32:33, said:

So the tour guide had the gun in order to 'defend tourists'! Is that normal practice for tour guides I wonder? As for the deceased being yakuza, I'd love to know how that conclusion was arrived at, perhaps he wrote it on his arrival/departure card under occupation.  

Go back and read the article...and also look at the yakuza tattoos on the dead man's body. Only Yakuza have tats like that. Yakuza.

A deceased Japanese with a lot of Tats does not make a Yakuza! Until the police from Japan, who actually know something about the Yakuza say different!