News Forum - Police seize 1,000s of weapons, calming APEC delegates

[Thaiger]

As Thailand struggles to combat the harm done by the methamphetamine epidemic, in a bizarre statement, police claim to have rounded up more than 60,000 suspects and seized thousands of weapons in cases tied to narcotics and illegal weapons since October 10, “bolstering confidence” among delegates to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok on November 18. Police made no mention of why attendees at the summit needed to have their confidence boosted nor how arresting petty drug users would achieve this end. National Police Chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas made no comment on “confidence” among ordinary Thai people […]

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[HolyCowCm]

Wonder if many of these were techno students and ones who despise the ones keeping control. 

[palooka]

Are they naive enough to believe catching a few drug and gun runners will stop any negative actions at this summit?

 36 combat weapons, 5,300 unregistered guns, 900 registered guns, 4,300 explosive devices, and 37,000 bullets.

Just declaring that they seized this amount (probably only a percentage) in a few months is concerning.

The land borders are like sieves, officialdom corruption is rife, Security services for the attendees must be having nightmares. 

[KaptainRob]

Seem like it was enough to scare Putin off APEC and he's sending a Deputy PM instead.  

[Havana]

19 minutes ago, KaptainRob said:

Seem like it was enough to scare Putin off APEC and he's sending a Deputy PM instead.  

Perhaps Putin heard a whisper that there was a bullet with his name on.

[Pinetree]

9 hours ago, Havana said:

Perhaps Putin heard a whisper that there was a bullet with his name on.

I doubt that he can be anywhere in the World now,  where that is not the case.