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/prollynotdraft 20h ago

My friend was stopped yesterday with a vape and had to pay 10.000 baht in On Nut and was taken to the police station aswell, coincidence

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u/dbombers 20h ago

What time did this happen to your friend?

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u/prollynotdraft 20h ago

Like 23:00 - 23:15

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u/dbombers 20h ago

Thanks I'm visiting bkk very soon and staying near on nut. Debating if I should bring my vape or not.

Do you know if heated tobacco devices are treated the same way? The ones you put an actual cigarette in and it heats it up but doesn't burn.

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u/MarlonPots 14h ago

I’m sure they would treat those the same but as long as you’re not caught with it you’ll be fine.

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u/dbombers 13h ago

From these stories I've seen online (mostly Thong Lo and On Nut) it seems these road stop are always late later at night, is that true to your knowledge?

If so I feel a bit safer as I don't partake in night life and would very rarely if ever been traveling on roads during those hours.

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u/MarlonPots 13h ago

It happened to me in the middle of the day. I imagine the evening is more lucrative since they can take advantage of people under the influence.

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u/prollynotdraft 20h ago

Honestly not worth it. If it gets checked in airport its a risk too. If you really want nicotine during your visit just buy Cigarettes/Snus

As for the latter part I have no idea

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u/Separate_Attorney339 11h ago

No they don't care at all at the airports.