Koh Samui

British man arrested on Koh Samui for alleged meth-fuelled shooting spree on speedboat

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4 weeks ago

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Maya Taylor

British man arrested on Koh Samui for alleged meth-fuelled shooting spree on speedboat | The Thaiger

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A 33 year old British man has been arrested on the holiday island of Samui for allegedly firing gunshots from a speedboat while high on drugs. According to a report in the UK’s Daily Mail, Benjamin Robert Simpson, a cryptocurrency trader, allegedly fired a handgun several times, in the direction of the Four Seasons Hotel, where he was a guest. He allegedly fired the gun while on a speedboat with the boat’s driver, Geerati Glinubol, after both men had taken meth.

It’s understood the boat belongs to Simpson, who had hired Geerati as his driver. Simpon originally arrived in the Kingdom as a tourist, but then began trading cryptocurrency. According to Chatchewin Nakmoosik from the local police force, both men took meth before embarking on a speedboat cruise around the island. It’s understood that Simpson then fired several gunshots towards the Four Seasons Hotel, where terrified staff called the police. Police were waiting at the hotel when Simpson returned from his speedboat trip and he was immediately arrested, along with Geerati.

Police say Geerati has confessed to taking drugs with Simpson, telling police that the Briton then bragged about how many guns he had and fired several rounds into the sea, frightening people on nearby beaches. Officer Chatchewin says that in a subsequent search of Simpson’s room, police found a 9mm Beretta pistol and 31 bullets, as well as a revolver with 49 bullets. Officers also seized a plastic bag containing nearly 7 grams of methamphetamine, as well as several meth pipes.

“Hotel staff heard guns being fired so they called the police. They said the gunshots were near the hotel and they were scared. We arrested Benjamin Robert Simpson in the hotel room and found 2 guns and methamphetamine. We put him in handcuffs and kept him at the police station while we investigate and check CCTV.”

SOURCE: Daily Mail

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44 Comments

Dirk

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 10:29 am

Very good.
Put him away for decades.
I hope he rots there.

Now he knows he is not the PM, King or in an elite, special untouchable class of foreigners.

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- Michael
  
  Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 9:15 am
  
  Rich fatboy must have been taking some high calorie/bad cholesterol meth.
  
  Most certainly he wasn’t on the Jenny Craig or Tom Brady diet plans.
  
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Toby Andrews

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 11:10 am

Idiot, 33 years old and he acts like a 18 year old in Ibiza.
He will be going home broke, after a long jail time I hope.

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- iohldsawx
  
  Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 11:09 am
  
  Sorry, Toby, in Ibiza only Police hold guns.
  Do not compare Ibiza to the Far West, please
  
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Tony

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 11:57 am

A Dumbo. who thinks he’s Rambo.

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- Colin G
  
  Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 12:15 pm
  
  Don’t you feel that calling him “Dumbo” is disrespectful of Elephants ?
  
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TV

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 12:35 pm

Sad story, another example of what disastrous consequences the disease of addiction can give you; especially meth.

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- Slugger
  
  Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 12:52 pm
  
  Where does it say he’s an addict? An idiot yes, but not neccesarly an addict.
  
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- Peter
  
  Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 5:29 pm
  
  A meth addict never has Man boobs
  
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Grumpy John

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 1:10 pm

A responsible gun owner would not allow the helmsmen of a boat to take meth before departing port….unless his last name is Biden….

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- Nipral
  
  Monday, February 8, 2021 at 8:31 pm
  
  how can you be so stupid ?
  
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brian mc

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 1:44 pm

cant wait to read his agoda review

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- Matt
  
  Monday, February 8, 2021 at 10:19 am
  
  Ha ha. Thats gold. 🙂
  
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John_2

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 4:09 pm

Sounds like he’s been watching to many Miami Vice reruns.

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Maestro

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 4:15 pm

I usually don’t make this type of comments but after reading this article and seeing the pic of this character, what he did and what he represents, it infuriates me. What an absolute piece of trash he is.

This is, as some of you know, one of the issues we have in Thailand, with scumbags like this one coming from “developed” countries, but that at the end, are individuals as disgusting as any sewer anywhere in the world.

This guy is a perfect example of people that come to this country (regardless of where they come from or nationality) and think they are better, and above everything and above everyone. They are not. They are just trash.

They give the good and decent foreigners based here in Thailand a very bad image, a very bad reputation.

And for what he did and for what he represents, I hope he spends a long time in prison, and subsequently gets kicked out and banned for ever entering Thailand again.

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- Jean-Pierre
  
  Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 3:00 am
  
  I can only concur.
  
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- Wayne Arrington
  
  Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 8:22 am
  
  Well said. He does not look like he will thrive in prison.
  
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- Ian
  
  Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 6:20 pm
  
  I agree
  
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James Pate

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 4:20 pm

Cryptocurrency trader shooting guns on meth! What? No gambling, underage sex, pyramid scheme,octogenarian diving from balcony,police raid or, Covid? Is this news?

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Bill

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 5:13 pm

he’s pretty fat for a meth head.

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- Amy Sukwan
  
  Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 9:17 pm
  
  Ha ha ha Bill that was my first thought!
  
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Maag

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 5:32 pm

Jail will be a perfect place , for this kind of no brain fool !

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Kim

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 5:49 pm

Perfect example of the quality tourists Thailand attracts.

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Ray

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 6:38 pm

Apparently he didn’t agree with the corkage fee in the Four Seasons hotel.

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- James Pate
  
  Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 6:43 pm
  
  Ha! Best of all comments, Ray!
  
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Big Dan

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 7:07 pm

Hope he made a lot of cash with his crypto trading, seems like he will need it.

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Yan

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 8:26 pm

Death penalty would be appropriate…

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- Dreqo
  
  Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 9:56 am
  
  Well, how very ccp of you, comrade.
  
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Observer of Idiots

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 10:11 pm

Enjoy your stay at the Bangkok Hilton, Benjamin.

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Jowen Yu

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 12:31 am

He’ll be crying and asking for help back home and know his cryptocurrency trades will be frozen. Another headline for foreigners in Thailand living the life and doing things that they don’t usually do in their own country.

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Bill

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 3:39 am

Shooting a gun at a hotel while on a boat. This story was so good I had to comment twice.

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Somchai Commercial Mattress Co.

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 4:37 am

I think BTC just hit $50K USD. My guy was in celebration mode.

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Shemozzel

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 7:30 am

Gee Yan, the death penalty might be a little harsh lol. If he owns his own speed boat sounds like he might be cashed up enough to make some donations to the appropriate people to lessen the charges somewhat.

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matthew bastian

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 9:00 am

happy holiday bangkok hilton for you stupid stupid man

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fred flinstone

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 9:39 am

yaa-baa
daba doo

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- Jowen Yu
  
  Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 9:15 am
  
  It’s “Ya-ba” da-ba “Don’t”
  
  Sorry… I just had to 🙂
  
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Dreqo

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 10:00 am

Seems he’s acclimated well, fortunately no one was ran over and drug by his boat, eh? Once he pays his way out, hopefully he’ll find fitness as a better outlet and address those moobies.

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Ian

Monday, February 8, 2021 at 5:47 am

This guy is the typical English guy who’s made a bit of money and thinks he’s a gangster well he will soon lose that weight with the ladyboys chasing him around the prison 55t
And yes ij this is the crap we don’t want in England or thailand but sad to say however much I love my country it’s full of idiots like this these days

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Keet Korin

Monday, February 8, 2021 at 6:16 am

fat boy ain`t gonna be fat for long

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- Matt
  
  Monday, February 8, 2021 at 10:23 am
  
  Ha ha. I thought that too. A few years sweating it out in a Thai prison with a daily bowl of rice might do him some good.
  
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Justin Myles

Monday, February 8, 2021 at 12:27 pm

Classic example of white privilege gone wrong.

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Brandon

Monday, February 8, 2021 at 1:13 pm

Unfortunately, there are so many falang losers here who give the rest of us falangs a bad reputation. If they break the law, deport them after they serve time behind bars.

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Mr cynic

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 8:25 am

Unsurprisingly very big news in the thai media.stupid boy.

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Bangkok John

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 7:18 am

I think he’s just misunderstood.

I hope his rehabilitation goes well.

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2 Phuket Town nightclubs shut down after allegedly violating multiple laws

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22 hours ago

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Ann Carter

2 Phuket Town nightclubs shut down after allegedly violating multiple laws | The Thaiger

2 Phuket Town nightclubs are shutting down after allegedly violating multiple laws. The Maldives and H20 on Lim Sui Ju Road, on the south end of Phuket Town were ordered by the Phuket Governor to close immediately, with the Maldives being orderd to close for 5 years.

The order comes after the Phuket City Police inspected the Maldives club, arresting the manager for operating an entertainment venue without a permit, allowing people under 20 years old to work or “use services in the venue,” and for selling alcohol without a permit.

Governor Narong cited his authority under Section 4 of NCPO order 22/2558 to order the Maldives nightclub to be closed for 5 years, from March 5, 2021 to March 4, 2026.

The order also prohibits the operators from opening any other entertainment venues during the same period. The H20 nightclub was ordered to close by a provincial order after Phuket City Police say they inspected the venue and charged the operator for selling or providing shisha, or baraku, without permission.

The owner was also accused of operating an entertainment venue without a permit and violating the provincial order for enforcing Covid-19 safety measures. But it is unknown what penalties were handed down to the operator of the H20 nightclub, unlike the Maldives operator, who received a penalty.

Instead, the governor cited the Revolution Council announcement of 1959, to shut down the establishment for 30 days from March 5, 2021 to April 3, 2021. The orders noted that both operators of the clubs have the right to appeal the closures, having 15 days to file an appeal directly with the Phuket Governor.

Meanwhile, Phuket is set to open its doors to vaccinated, international tourists by October, pending the government’s approval. The local government’s initiative, named Phuket First October, proposes vaccinating a majority of its population over 18 years of age in time for the high season.

The move would allow thousands of vaccinated Europeans to enter Thailand, while locals would be protected from the virus symptoms.

SOURCE: The Phuket News

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Crime

Cambodian dog slaughterhouse shut down, owner says he is “ashamed”

Published

2 days ago

Friday, March 5, 2021

Ann Carter

Cambodian dog slaughterhouse shut down, owner says he is “ashamed” | The Thaiger

After increasing calls to end the dog meat trade, a Cambodian slaughterhouse is shutting down, with its owner saying he is “ashamed.” Ouk Mol, the owner, says the dog slaughterhouse has killed more than a million dogs since opening in 1995.

According to Four Paws animal rights group, Cambodia slaughters between 2 to 3 million dogs per year, while offering the cheap meal of protein at more than 100 dog meat restaurants in Phnom Penh, its capital.

Mol’s slaughterhouse is responsible for all the supply to Phnom Penh, but he says he will no longer be killing dogs, citing increasing pressure from animal rights groups and civilians alike. The 50 year old former soldier says he feels ashamed.

“But I want to quit the business because I am getting old and a lot of people have criticised me about the dog meat trade.”

The operator was offered financial support from Four Paws to open a grocery store if they shut down their slaughterhouse with Ouk Mol’s wife, Sao Phally, saying she is glad they have found a way out of the business.

“We were always worried about sin because of our killing. People looked at us in a bad way.”

The slaughterhouse, which uses vats to drown the dogs, and blowtorches to remove their fur, slaughtered up to 200 dogs per day. Now, as of yesterday, the company has shut down, with the remainder of dogs being sent to animal charities for rehabilitation and placed for international adoption.

Phnom Penh is the 2nd city in Cambodia to follow increasing calls to close the dog meat trade, as Siem Reap banned the trade last year in a victory for animal rights groups. Until 2020, Siem Reap, Cambodia’s largest tourist city, was known by rights groups as the “lynchpin” of the trade.

Despite Cambodia’s efforts to begin closing down its dog meat trade, it is not the only Asian country that features dog meat as a cuisine. Consuming dog meat in Vietnam is more popular than in Cambodia, which shows the industry has a long way to go with regards to respecting animal rights.

SOURCE: Thai PBS World

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Pattaya

Pattaya police raid nightclub suspected of presenting pornographic shows

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4 days ago

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Caitlin Ashworth

Pattaya police raid nightclub suspected of presenting pornographic shows | The Thaiger

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Pattaya City Police inspected a nightclub after reports that the venue was hosting pornographic shows on the weekends. Although the nightclub, Dragon Man Club, wasn’t presenting a sexually explicit show when officers came by, the owner was arrested for operating an entertainment business and selling alcohol without the proper permit.

Police say a tip was made through social media from an anonymous source. Officers asked the nightclub owner for the venue’s license, but the owner did not have the document at the time. Police arrested the owner. The nightclub owner was not named in reports.

SOURCE: Pattaya News

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