The People Moving Business: Human Trafficking & Drugs in Thailand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มิ.ย. 2022
- Paul Wallis makes a return to discuss his involvement in an operation which moved people from Thailand to the world in the early 90's.
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Another great video Pete.
I've seen the otherside of the coin here in the UK too. I run a Private investigations company - we recently had a large group of Thai girls involved in the "escorting industry" here in the UK under surveillance. They worked in South Korea initially for several years, before coming to the UK via an "agent" who's also Thai but living here with her farrang husband. He was a big part of the operation too.
They would pay £15k upfront, then the remainder of the 15k once here in the UK to the agent (the boss lady). Once the police finally moved in and raids had been carried out it became quite clear they'd all been here for many years, over staying their tourist visas by many years some of them.
There was also many tens of thousands of pounds in cash confiscated and post office receipts totalling over 250k in cash deposits via Post office and Western Union.
For the most part the girls would have 15-20 clients a day at an average of £150 per hour. They'd rent nice apartments on Air BnB and stay a month at a time before moving to another town. Often affluent areas.
They'd soon pay their debt off and actually live a very lavish life here. I'd often spend Saturday afternoons following them around Selfridges as they splash out on Gucci, Louis Vuitton and other expensive items, always paying cash. I watched one purchase an £8000 watch one afternoon!
They still remain here to this day such is the state of the immigration system and many thousands of illegals waiting to be processed and deported. The girls continue to work quite happily with their middle fingers up at the UK system as they continue to try and gain British citizenship claiming if they return to Thailand they'll be killed by mafia bosses - which of course is a crock of shit!
Totally bizarre and very frustrating. This myth that these girls are trafficked here against their will is exactly that, for the most part they come here willingly and are reasonably happy doing so, knowing once they land on British soil they've hit the big time! 💰 🤑 💸 💲 🪙 💶
This is an amazing story thanks for sharing
@@ThairishTimes There was quite a bit more to it. That was the crux of it though.
Why can Western women do it but Asian women can't?
@@craigcrawford6749 The point is not that they "do it". Its that they are in the country illegally!
I don’t see any problems of Thai ladies working here in the UK. What we don’t want is terrorists or people sponging off the state.
He is my favorite character. Glad to have him back on show again.
Agreed
Kinda enjoyed his "stories" before, but this latest one just doesn't sit well with me.
@@CMrtrt really?! Why?! I thought it was his best one so far. 🤔
This bloke is mad and has it all together at the same time. For him to last this long in Thailand he’s actually very smart. I think he’s pulling your chain bro.
@Ted Ching I spent from 1980 to 1985 hanging out in south east asia there were tons of scams going on back then, it was common knowledge.
And all this time I thought Albert Steptoe was dead, he’s just living it up in Thailand 😂
Paul does not only have a huge amount of intriguing stories, he also tells them in a very interesting way without judgement or regret/bitterness. You ask the right questions to get him going, the two of you pls keep it up!!
Lots of Paul's in Thailand
Paul nailed it again!!! Thank you Pete for this great Interview/story
Paul is so watchable and provides a cautionary tale , compelling content about the dodgy side of things .
Pete - Bravo for having him back a third time. Home run with his story. Enjoyed meeting you last night. Your channel is growing quite fast, well done!
Thanks Daniel, great meeting you too. The previous message that I deleted is a scammer so please don’t contact that number
Yay Paul’s story again!! His life is so incredible. Thank you Paul for sharing your life and well done Pete !!
Glad you liked it Nok
Amazing interview. It's always a pleasure listening Paul's stories. Def not a boomer as many of his peers. God bless you and stay safe. Greetings from Plymouth, UK.
Always a pleasure to listen to Paul
This Paul fella has a very good way of communicating his life experiences. Fascinating to listen to. More of the same please.
Thanks for bringing more attention to this matter ..
Great content Pete , that was a real eye opener.
He’s one heck of a story teller. Very interesting to listen to. I felt like when the last video mentioned he was done telling stories, he had nothing left to give…but here he is.
Always good to see Paul back. I love these stories from the 90s.
the nineties were the time I experienced. they were awesome.
Great Interview! It was a pleasure meeting you at Chris's party 😁 keep up the good work !
great one, guys. thank you so much. this is gold.
I never get tired of Paul’s stories.
One of the most candid believable interviews on the internet. Great job. Thanks.
I love this man, what a star 🌟. He has so many stories of SE Asia which I believe. I also travelled the world 20 years ago and I was arranged to be taken to a rural village in Prey Veng (Cambodia) to be murdered, due to knowledge of the remaining Kmer Rouge regime. These sort of things did happen in days gone bye.
Please please do some more videos, they are so enthralling to us old travellers, who did it before the help of the internet.
How did you get away?
Joy to see Paul return to the channel. Interesting as ever, always enjoyable.
cheers Don
Now this is a interesting video. I know it is hard to find characters like this guy but it is so worth while.
Nice to see him again! His stories are the best, thank you for sharing Paul 🤙
Another great interview from Paul.
Top of the morning Pete☀️ My goodness, what an eye opener! What a story! Thank you Paul and Pete. My husband was listening with me and found Paul an interesting person 👌.... 🙏
glad you enjoyed it Oy
Hey Pete ! Had to check this one out and good interview...i remember you told me about it the other night. Great to meet you brother and thanks for taking the time to chat, it was a great time at the meet up. 😎
Hey Dano it was great to meet you the other night👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Another incredible interview , eye opening
I was friends with Paul back in '92. We had so much fun together. I have many fond memories, such as when Paul needed to be circumcised and vaccinated due to an infection. Was a laugh, good times!
what an exciting story pete..........keep it coming
Props to him for these stories I enjoyed these, more stories like this please!
Yeah he is my favorite character too. Amazing stories. Love to hear them. Would love to hear more about him
Thanks glad you liked them
The Enid Blyton of TH-cam returns
Wow what a story ! Thanks for making these happen
You’re welcome 👍🏼
What a character ! could listen to him all day .......Look forward to you NEXT video with him ...
cheers mate
Great video! Thanks guys
Fascinating story! I’m sure Paul has more up his sleeve.
GREAT VIDEO!!! Would love more of these vidz
Thanks mate, i’ve got another Thailand underworld story coming up
How honest can he be? I mean, if he had done any of this, at the very least he could afford a dentist. no? thanks for the story!!
You know when he says 10k he means Thai baht right?
dude, NBA players in America manage to end up homeless within a decade of retirement ... he did these things for peanuts and he did them 25+ years ago
Any expat that lives in Thailand with bad teeth I don’t trust.
he did say in an interview he splashed his money in Nana for a period of time
I knew a guy who did a run to Korea, a few things Paul things says match to what my buddy said, but then again, a lot could be common knowledge. The rest could be jackanory.
Very good story teller - very honest and straightforward. I really enjoyed. More of this guy!
here's a playlist of all the videos I made with himth-cam.com/play/PL8lk4tQnDinC4IXR48j7dUSUojDzkCzU9.html&si=WzjcojsKPy6rquqt
Thanks Pete, good to see Paul again, he tells a great and believable story. I find myself looking at body language, he was telling the truth and you looked a bit shocked. 555. Keep them coming.
Great storyteller. Since stumbling into 1 video of yours with Paul, I have watched about 10 more from your channel. Great stuff mate
Thanks mate🙏🙏🙏
Such a great channel, well done.
Great stories. Awesome story telling
Yes more Paul ❤
Another very interesting and credible story by Paul.
Good Interesting Story again Pete. I believe Paul, he is Pragmatic and know a lot of details, and a lot more. 🙏
I found the other stories of Paul already extreme...but this. Wow what a story! Looking forward to the next interview with Paul! Let's hope he doesn't get into trouble because he shared this story!
well if he does, he deserved it. Just because he trained Thai girls to fake past tests, doesn't make him less of a criminal. He knew everything that was happening. and now he's even sharing it all on TH-cam.
It may take him a while to think of another story on this scale but I’m sure he’s capable.
This should be made into a movie!!!!!
I knew, from the first interview to this one I knew it. Great video I really enjoyed this one.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good grief what a story, absolutely loved the interview
awesome story!
That’s by far the best interview or story by Paul 😎
Hi Pete, Great to see you brother!
Cheers Mickey
I could listen to this guys stories for hours. Such a great story teller.
If you believe this crap you are incredibly naive.
such an interresting guy, could listen for hours to his stories
Great Story Teller!
Hello Pete, this interview was a bit distressing about Paul. Taking sex workers all over the world. This business is one that goes down through time. It is one of the oldest profession since the beginning of time. I look at it the different way. What if it is my daughter. I have known of a lot of cases, where women have taken the easy way. Some of them have done well and changed their lives. But some of them , switched to drugs and ruined their lives. There is one case I know. This friend of mine, his daughter had a great job, but got into the wrong company and got into drugs. Now to pay for her bad habit. She left her good job and started prostitution. The whole family fell apart. When he told me about it. It broke my heart. Although I worked alot. I always kept my eyes on my 2 kids. Today I am proud of them. But the empire I built for them. I lost it all in my divorce. Never mind. I believe God is great.
I just started watching this series. Pete you are truly an amazing man. Incredible intelligence (and no fear recklessness if I might say) to make your way in life from nothing to something. Peace to you and I hope you continue to enjoy each day and your family for many years.
You can always do interviews with Paul, as he is a fascinating, good speaking and great story 'bringer', with a good heart, - I just like him. Your interviews with him had been never boring and I always looked them straight to the end and was thinking why is the time flown so fast, just great - thank you for bringing Paul in again. He the kind of man some can listen to for hours and it never gets 'old'. I really do like this guy, I am 60 years myself and live in Northeast Thailand for 32 years, but always worked abroad around the world, in the construction management business...- so at my age and living long in Thailand and my world travel experience, we have kind of similarities and I can very relate to his life...
I read the comments here and there are a lot of people who do not believe Paul, because of this and that - but why not take it in the same spirit as the movie - "The Life of Pi" - at the end of this wonder-full movie - the viewer has two options believe the story as is or make it the 100 percent sure version, and you have to ask yourself what's the difference, which version you like more - as both versions telling the same content!
You are not a very good judge of character. Maybe you led a sheltered life. He seems like an old conman to me and looks like a druggie.
Some of these stories are incredible
glad you like them
brilliant stuff again Pete
cheers Mark
Absolutely brilliant Pete
Thanks mate
Paul is brilliant..what he knows and can tell us from his experiences are unbeatable..
Nice one Paul..
he is a dreamer, he can good tell story's.
a legend in his own lunchtime
Reminds me of a book entitled 'Bangkok Noir' which I read whilst living in Thailand a few years ago. However this stuff did/does still happen.
I love listening to this guy!
Wow, what a story. He certainly tells things as they are!
Hard core,..... interesting story,s , and interesting to hear the other side .
Pete best interview ever, take care from Houston but a cork city man that grew up in tramore county waterford
Hi John, thanks for watching. The Dubs beat Cork yesterday in the quarter final. We'll win it again this year
Great story teller
you would think that with all that money he earned he could buy another tooth.
Better no teeth when doing drugs, nothing to chew 🥕🐑
I bet that last tooth means alot to him
In thailand there are so many crashed people stranded. Bet this times are long gone… 🙈
I reckon the one he got is still working just fine.
He seems just like a typical bar stool philosopher opining about everything with no real skills or experience. Many of them in bars all around the world
This interview is raw!
Paul have a colorful persona, perhaps worth netflix adaptation?... Thank you PETE for featuring his story again!
Great character 👌
Very interesting, all makes sense.
Amazing story
Wow! I think if you met Paul at an airport bar and he began telling you his tales you would likely miss your flight!
I could listen to this guy all day, you too Pete. Great job
Brilliant stories 😊
10k for two hours work 37 years ago? In Thailand? I’ve enjoyed his previous tales, but now I wonder.
Almost the minimum for a months wages for a Thai today!
Truly interesting character🎯💯
cracking interview
That was great Pete.
It would be great to have him on again to talk more about the inside of Thai prisons. So interesting what goes on because anything you hear, they are the worst. The movie a prayer before dawn is terrifying..
Cheers, I would love to interview someone who has been in a Thai prison
@@ThairishTimes that would be a very interesting one, I would like to know about the food ect
Great story bro, very interesting! 👍
Thanks Robert
Great story!!!
Amazing story!
Throughly enjoyed this interview, Some people live a thousand life times and some struggle to live just one.
That one tooth 🦷 had me hooked from start to finish. How does he eat and does he brush that one chopper and for how long🙈
Amazing.. Too good to be true
Great talk.
This guy have tried lots of things 😀thanks for share your video
thanks for watching Dorte
I will be studying at a college to get a bachelor's of arts in TESOL on the weekends but that's for another 3 years. My main goal is to work so I can help my Thai wife she is amazing. I have literally nothing and a bad past but she married me anyway and supported me. I want to work so she doesn't have all the burden of paying bills alone.
Use the ppt games
I'm the same, met my Thai wife here having nothing myself, she works as a nurse and I do whatever I can to help with everything, it's not easy living in Thailand without decent savings or a good salary living here as a foreigner, even though it's cheap, we still need more money than locals for visas and every other problem we can come across to stay
I am a Kenyan watching Thai tv shows with subtitles. This is the story of lhong fai, a hit Thai lakorn ❤
agree with the comments below, Paul is a great storyteller and I'll listen to him all day long. He certainly has lived a full and interesting life.
cheers
this is fascinating.
Glad you think so
Very interesting stuff
GREAT STUFF
Fascinating
Paul audio books mate cheers from Australia
What a story teller