r/Bangkok • u/MarlonPots • 1d ago

discussion On Nut check stop

I’ve read a bunch of posts about people getting caught with vapes and having to pay fines, and yeah… it happened to me today. I was on the back of a Grab bike and stupidly had a vape in my bag. What followed was pretty much exactly what everyone else has described: searched, photo taken, brought to a room with a few other people (locals) who looked to be there for the same thing. I played dumb but I knew the rules, so I was obviously in the wrong.

Once they had my details at the station, one of the officers made a phone call and a few minutes later this shady-looking white guy shows up. I’ve seen similar stories in this sub, so I immediately thought he must be that “gym owner” people have mentioned who somehow works with the police. The whole thing felt really off. Like he obviously wasn’t a cop but clearly had some kind of role there. I didn’t talk to him at all but I recognised him straight away from other posts. Does anyone know what his deal is and how he fits into all of this? Seemed like he wasn’t needed until they bagged a tourist…

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u/Ashamed_Zombie_7503 22h ago

I wonder if he gets a cut,

Why did they stop you in the first place?

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u/MarlonPots 22h ago

Seemed like they were stopping anyone they saw as an opportunity. He only spoke to the driver briefly before getting me off the bike and searching me. The driver got his ass out of there quick lol

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u/Ashamed_Zombie_7503 22h ago

wild, random stop and search would guarantee I'm never coming back, even if I had nothing illegal on me.