Thursday, November 29, 2007

Pattaya News Roundup

Our first story today is that of a drug dealer who was shot dead. Seems the police knew the guy well as he had been arrested for drug dealing on multiple occasions. Hmm. I thought getting arrested for drug dealing put you in jail for a long time. Perhaps the police let him out of jail in hopes that something like this would happen?

Pickpockets are operating on baht buses in Pattaya, in case you didn't know. This particular gang of pickpockets is apparently well-known to police as they have been arrested on numerous occasions before. (See above drug dealer, if that sounds familiar.) You'd think the police would be embarrassed about admitting things like that.

A Welsh fellow removed one Thai motorcycle driver from the gene pool after the motorcycle driver zipped right out into traffic without so much as a glance one way or the other. The accident happened on Tepprasit Road, which I must admit is one of the most dangerous places to drive in Pattaya due to high speed and heavy traffic.

A Russian tried to use fake American dollars to buy stuff in Royal Garden Plaza. Why he thought using dollars wouldn't arouse suspicion is beyond my understanding. As per usual, the "I didn't know they were fake when they were given to me" excuse was pulled out. Has anybody caught with counterfeit notes ever not used that excuse?

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