On January 25, 2023, reporters reported that following the news Chinese girl visits Thailand Pattaya VIP trip review Until becoming viral in the online world due topolicemanThai facilitates from getting off the plane, passing through the immigration checkpoint, receiving the luggage quickly. Until taking a police car to lead a procession from the airport to a 5-star hotel in Pattaya, taking only 1 hour, she said that she was impressed with the VIP service. Just have to pay an additional 7,000 baht only.
Later, Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat The Chief of Police was aware of the matter. see that it affects the image of the organization Urgently ordered the Inspector General to investigate the facts that The person who appears in the picture in the clip from the airport to the procession Are you really a police officer? Why facilitate tourists Act in accordance with laws and regulations or not. and then consider giving orders according to their authority and present them to the Commissioner-General of Police for information as soon as possible As already presented in the news
but it seems Thailand travel review Will become viral in the online world once more Facebook page “Nihao Taiwan, I’m here.shared the story of An Yu Ching (Charlene An), a Taiwanese actress who came to visit Thailand, posted on Instagram, claiming that he was searched by Thai police, searched for bags, extorted more than 20,000 baht, until he agreed to release It even became a big news in Taiwan in early January.
In which she posted that “When on the 4th of January the past One day before returning to Taiwan, while taking a taxi with friends back to the hotel around 1am, she was stopped by the police at the checkpoint and asked to search her bag when she presented her passport. And said that she had applied for a VOA visa (VOA is a visa that is requested at the airport upon arrival in Thailand to legally enter the country), but the police officer who searched her said that VOA visas are not accepted. Must be used as a real visa. that are branded and printed only Well, I’ll try to find charges for stuffing her.
People in her group have recorded clips as evidence. and for self defense but was told by the staff to delete the clip negotiate and come to an agreement She went on to tell me that she was going to take her to the police station and she went. forcing her to say sorry (Even though she’s not wrong) She’s willing to do anything. She almost begged to let her go because she had done nothing wrong. She was terrified. She said it was like in a Mexican movie. Drug traffickers like that, but she’s not, she’s a tourist.
She begged and negotiated for a long time, almost prostrated. She said she tried to speak a little Thai, saying sorry, begging, but to no avail. she does everything The only thing left was to kneel and pay respect. Finally held on for regarding 2 hours and took her to a secret place and said that “all in the car had to pay 27,000 baht to let go!!”
Finally, when she agrees to pay The police then called a taxi to take them back to the hotel. She went on to say that next to her there was also a group of Korean tourists, 5 women who were hit like her, not sure if they were hit the same way.
She continued: “I didn’t think that Going to travel in the new year in Thailand hoping to have a good experience But it turned out to be the worst and most terrifying experience of my life. And I will never step foot in Thailand once more. I want to remind the people of Taiwan that going to Thailand to be careful Don’t carry a lot of cash in your pocket. Because I was randomly searched. search for stories They look at the bag first, be careful, or because they have been deprived of tourism income for a long time during COVID. When opening a country that becomes a problem like this (extortion)”
In addition, the media has interviewed local guides in Thailand. received an answer that “Tourists who travel by themselves Bad luck might come across something like this. Come and ask to search your body, search your bag, claiming that, really, if you don’t want to have any problems. Hurry up to save money first. emotional toll”
In addition, the page also recommends that Thailand should seriously seek solutions. because the name of the city of tourism This era is a social media age where news spreads quickly. Even claiming that just one woman can’t be trusted. No dog poop, no poop, just like me, I don’t want a few rotten fish to discredit a good police officer.
