Please BE CAREFUL WHILE TRAVELING OVERSEAS. An Indian was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop in Bangkok International Airport. He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put a packet of cigarettes extra into his bag and he thought it was a free pack. He was arrested for shop-lifting and the Thai Police extortion price was 30,000 Baht for his release. He spent two nights in jail and paid 500 Baht for an air-conditioned cell, 200-300 Baht for each visitor and 11,000 Baht for his final release. The Police shared the money in front of his eyes. On top of that, he was charged in court and fined 2,000 Baht by the magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane. His passport was stamped "Thief". While there, his relatives requested help from the Indian Embassy and was told that they are helpless, many Asians are victimized similarly daily and letters and phone-calls to the Thai authorities are ignored. He shared a cell with a Singaporean the first night who paid 60,000 Baht for his release. The second night was a Malaysian national who paid 70,000 Baht.
BE WARNED Another customer from India faced exactly the same scenario mentioned above when he was in transit at Bangkok International Airport coming to Taipei. Someone went through the same ordeal in Dubai. He bought stuff at the Duty Free upon entering. The girl at Duty Free put a bottle of cologne in his shopping bag (he did not even see it happen). He was arrested for stealing (this is before he even picked up his luggage). He sat at the airport jail where he was harassed for the whole day. NO FOOD, NO WATER for one day and only after he paid a fine (bribe of USD 500). That is all the cash he had in his pocket at the time. They let him go. These are scams that are happening all over the places. All of this is pre-planned and the people who work at the airport know whom to target. Unbelievable but apply caution. The duty free employees intentionally put extra items to scam the passengers. ALWAYS TAKE A RECEIPT FOR ANY FREE GIFT THAT THE DUTY FREE SHOP GIVES. PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND WATCHFUL WHEN YOU ARE BEING BILLED AND ITEMS PACKED IN INTERNATIONAL AIR PORTS (DUTY FREE SHOPS). (Note: Names of persons involved are deleted) There is no alternative to "Being Vigilant" (Shared information)-Source : http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/735479-caution-dont-get-arrested-at-airp orts/ Also see: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand Disclaimer : The above is from the website referenced above . Read at your own risk .The info has not been verified and confirmed. ""You must not rely on the information above as an alternative to [legal / medical / financial / taxation / accountancy / [other]] advice from an appropriately qualified professional. If you have any specific questions about any [legal / medical / financial / taxation / accountancy / [other]] matter you should consult an appropriately qualified professional." "Without prejudice to the generality of the above information, we do not represent, warrant, undertake or guarantee ... that the use of guidance of above will lead to any particular outcome or result." "We will not be liable to you in respect of any business losses, including without limitation loss of or damage to profits, income, revenue, use, production, anticipated savings, business, contracts, commercial opportunities or goodwill." This communication (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail message and delete all copies of the original communication. Before opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Thank you for your cooperation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to better_personality+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to better_personality@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/better_personality. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
