Lying “behind the mountains, behind the dunes” Thailand is perceived by many Russian tourists (and not only) as a kind of gingerbread kingdom, filled with entertainment, historical sites and exotic nature. A place where many of the shots from the documentary “Shocking Asia” are brought to life just so that tourists can taste the most incredible delights of taste and color. Especially rich in shocking entertainment Bangkok and major resort areas. In this article, we will talk about drugs in Thailand.
The notorious sex tourism is one of the most innocent dots in the series of crazy adventures that are in principle possible in this country. However, if you are ready to dive into this hellish brew of pleasures, then try to remember that drugs are strictly prohibited in Thailand. In a country with a monarchical rule and in some areas a very strict morality all this entertainment foam is part of the tourism industry. Travelers who cross the line of etiquette can stay in Thailand for a long time.
Fines-and-punishment for Thai drug use
In a country where half of the native plants are the source of narcotic alkaloids, punishment for drug use, and even more so for drug sales, is a social protection measure. Without it, the state’s population would quickly turn into an unruly mob of zombies. Punishment for drugs in Thailand has several gradations of severity. No one cares whether the drugs are local or imported.
If you’re wondering “How to get drugs in Thailand” we suggest you read the price list for the world painted in bright artificial colors.
- Heroin and amphetamine. The most expensive drugs are heroin and all types of amphetamines. A pink pill of these drugs at a disco for a total buzz and a breakaway costs up to 60,000 baht in fines and three years of sleeping in a shared cell with a capacity of over a hundred people. There you will see the whole social cross-section of Thai society and learn that the Russian “parasha” – a heavenly delight compared to the Thai.
- Cocaine and morphine. For hard plant drugs like cocaine and morphine (if you have pills containing codeine in your luggage, then also for them) ticket on a tour of the penitentiary system is somewhat cheaper – the bottom bar of the fine is at 10 thousand baht, and the term extends to the same three years.
- Tranquilizers. For the use of tranquilizers, light opiates and other psychotropic substances (who knows, maybe it’s your usual sleeping pills) Thai prison will open its doors to you for as much as two years. This kind of dope is very popular in clubs and at big parties like Full Moon Party.
- Weed and mushrooms. Marijuana in Thailand, various fun mushrooms and hashish also do not pass the attention of law enforcement agencies of the country. Tourists caught with this type of drugs in Thailand are fined at least 100 thousand baht. If you don’t have good lawyers you end up living in a corner next to the gutter. The paradisiacal pleasure lasts one year.
You still think that the price list presented is quite acceptable and the pleasures are worth it? Then you could be the owner of an extreme shotgun tour with a one-way ticket. Everything presented above applies to those who have been found to have one single dose. Two can already be considered small-time wholesale, and such “mistakes” are washed away only by blood.
The death penalty for drugs in Thailand is common and applies to everyone: locals, outsiders, beggars and oligarchs. There is no possibility to appeal the sentence, the bodies are not given to the relatives. Despite the severity of the punishment, not a single foreigner caught has been executed so far.
Raids-in-nightclubs
You’ve already managed to quietly raise your tone and have a blast in a Thai nightclub, such as Wolkin Street or Bangla Road, thinking that if your pockets are clean, you are not accessible to the law? And how would you feel if, in the midst of the fun, the local polite people (the police) asked you to pee in a can? Probably like an invasion of privacy.
Only Thais don’t care too much about such civilizational subtleties, they do their thing and that’s it. And they regard the European fetish of the presumption of innocence as an unfortunate mishap. You will have to prove your innocence yourself, the Thais only need a suspicion for accusation, so they consider a positive test result as a bonus.
Drugs-in-drugs
But even if you’re a upstanding citizen leading a healthy lifestyle, that doesn’t mean you’re immune from “getting caught in the full scheme of things.” Your cough syrup may contain a certain dose of a substance that is considered a banned substance in this fabulous country (read more about what cosmetics and medicine to take in Thailand.) If you have medications that you use out of habit, find out about their composition. Tales about being woken up by parrots and therefore having to take sleeping pills containing drugs, the police station will consider as a funny joke.
Police setup
Don’t fall for the ease of buying drugs. Many of the boys selling it on the street are in cahoots with the local police. The easiest you’ll get away with is a bribe of 50,000 baht. If the police have a monthly plan on fire, however, you’ll see the price list of punishments for yourself.
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