Never seen this happening in the local villages before

[nookiebear]

It seems there must be a 'new broom' in the area.......Last night around 18-30 a crowd of police were in the village stopping ALL motorcycles & searching the occupants & bikes for drugs,2 women were searching the females ,a tent was erected nearby carrying out piss samples,2 pickups were already full to the gunnels of youngsters who had been arrested.....This had been carried out in Banmai the previous evening.

[Vombatus]

Piss samples ?    -  can't see them taking the piss out of you Nookie !   

[Mungbar]

It seems there must be a 'new broom' in the area.......Last night around 18-30 a crowd of police were in the village stopping ALL motorcycles & searching the occupants & bikes for drugs,2 women were searching the females ,a tent was erected nearby carrying out piss samples,2 pickups were already full to the gunnels of youngsters who had been arrested.....This had been carried out in Banmai the previous evening.

Sounds like they knew that  was the village to target

[davu]

no use unless they repeat the exercise irregularly. Somebody coming up for election in the near future?

[Tommo]

Rival gang probably paid the police to carry out the checks! 

[nookiebear]

Doing the same in Nong Ki around 22-00 hrs last night

[Nobby]

Surin has been heaving with Police road blocks for the last couple of days. Prior to that they had a huge seminar in the Thong Tarin Hotel a week ago. Maybe discussing corruption and how to make more money ?

[davu]

you guys are soo cynical..

[Prakhonchai Nick]

Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

[Nobby]

Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

Well said.

[davu]

well there's my little joke gone splat on the wall behind you guys without leaving a trace. I feel properly put in my place as a , and not for the first time.

[nookiebear]

The feedback from the other night is ..........10,000baht bail pending court,for those who cannot pay they are currently locked up in Nang Rong police station!!

[gotlost]

 I give the BIB"S thumbs up on this.

[ischme]

Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

I have been here for many many years and to be perfectly honest have never had a problem with the police.

Have had encounters with the police but never come across any corruption. Have been stopped for speeding. Got a ticket and paid the correct 200 baht fine.

[Nobby]

Some of us have been here long enough Davu, to know what we are talking about. nothing cynical about it!

I have been here for many many years and to be perfectly honest have never had a problem with the police.

Have had encounters with the police but never come across any corruption. Have been stopped for speeding. Got a ticket and paid the correct 200 baht fine.

You are a very lucky Farang Its chMe. 
So you were given a paper ticket when you paid your 200baht 'fine' , were you?
Either the rest of us are very unlucky or we obviously do the wrong things and go to the wrong places?