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The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Watch as cops raid illegal penis enlargement clinics where ‘dodgy docs performed unsafe willy ops in filthy conditions'
TWO clinics allegedly offering penis enlargement and circumcisions from unlicensed doctors has been raided by cops. The police action comes after complaints of procedures being carried out by unqualified staff. 6 6 6 Officers from the Consumer Protection Police Division stormed the clinics in Pathum Thani province, just north of Bangkok, Thailand. Managers had also been advertising the service online featuring pictures of men holding AI-generated bananas next to their crotch. When cops raided the first clinic, they found a 28-year-old in the middle of a cosmetic procedure on a patient. They quickly found that the premises had no licence to operate. It had offered services including brow lifts, eye bag removal, penis enlargement and circumcision. The 28-year-old admitted to only being a nursing assistant who had worked at clinic for around four months. He allegedly said: "The clinic sometimes has doctors performing procedures, and I would act as a medical assistant. "If no doctors were available, I would perform the procedures myself." He was detained pending prosecution, and more than 625 items including medical equipment and medicines were taken by cops. The clinic reportedly has multiple branches across Thailand, so police are expanding their investigation. At least three dead in horror mass shooting after gunman opens fire at Bangkok market A separate venue in the area was also raided, this one offering Botox, filler injections, thread lifts and laser treatments. Here, a 37-year-old was caught giving vitamin IV drips to patients even though she only had a vocational certificate. She was arrested, and 175 bottles of prescription and unregistered drugs was seized. Police Major General Pattanasak Bupphasuwan, commander of the CPPD, said: "The Consumer Protection Police Division has repeatedly received reports of non-medical personnel carrying out cosmetic injections and medical procedures on the public. "Penile filler injections are a personal preference and offer no medical benefit. "Surgery to insert foreign objects into the penis carries serious risks, including inflammation, infection, and even long-term dysfunction. "I want to warn those involved, including people posing as fake doctors running illegal clinics, to stop this dangerous behaviour immediately." Allowing non-medical personnel to provide treatment is against Thai law. It can lead to up to two years in prison, a fine of up to 40,000 baht (£910), or both. What are the risks of getting surgery abroad? IT'S important to do your research if you're thinking about having cosmetic surgery abroad. It can cost less than in the UK, but you need to weigh up potential savings against the potential risks. Safety standards in different countries may not be as high. No surgery is risk-free. Complications can happen after surgery in the UK or abroad. If you have complications after an operation in the UK, the surgeon is responsible for providing follow-up treatment. Overseas clinics may not provide follow-up treatment, or they may not provide it to the same standard as in the UK. Also, they may not have a healthcare professional in the UK you can visit if you have any problems. Source: NHS 6 6 6
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
Police raid ‘unsafe penis enlargement' clinic and catch fake doctor performing procedure in Bangkok
Police raided two cosmetic surgery clinics allegedly offering penis enlargement and circumcisions by unlicensed doctors. The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) stormed the clinics in Pathum Thani province, just north of Bangkok, on Friday, following complaints that the unsafe procedures were being performed by unqualified staff. Managers were also advertising the service on social media with deceptive photos of men holding AI-generated bananas next to their crotch while promising 'large gains in size'. Officers barged into the first clinic along Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok Road, where they found 28-year-old Kenzo in the middle of a cosmetic procedure on a patient. Police discovered that the facility, which offers brow lifts, eye bag removal, penis enlargement, and circumcision, had no license to operate. The premises were also filthy, with used syringes, medical waste, and used lab gowns were discarded haphazardly. Kenzo allegedly admitted he was only a nursing assistant who had been employed at the clinic for around four months, with a monthly 27,000 baht (£614) salary. He reportedly said: 'The clinic sometimes has doctors performing procedures, and I would act as a medical assistant. 'If no doctors were available, I would perform the procedures myself.' Police detained him at the Consumer Protection Police Division 4 for prosecution, while more than 625 items including medical equipment and medicines were seized. Authorities were expanding the investigation as the clinic had multiple branches across Thailand. A second clinic in the area was also raided, where staff offered Botox, filler injections, thread lifts and laser treatments, also performed by quack doctors. Police arrested Ariya, 37, who was caught administering vitamin IV drips to patients despite only having a vocational certificate. She allegedly confessed to working at the clinic for a year on a 15,500 baht salary (£352). Police seized 175 bottles of prescription and unregistered drugs from the premises. Police Major General Pattanasak Bupphasuwan, commander of the CPPD, said: 'The Consumer Protection Police Division has repeatedly received reports of non-medical personnel carrying out cosmetic injections and medical procedures on the public. Penile filler injections are a personal preference and offer no medical benefit. 'Surgery to insert foreign objects into the penis carries serious risks, including inflammation, infection, and even long-term dysfunction. 'I want to warn those involved, including people posing as fake doctors running illegal clinics, to stop this dangerous behaviour immediately.' Under Thai law, allowing non-medical personnel to provide treatment is a violation of the 1998 Healthcare Facility Act for 'negligence in allowing a non-professional to practice within a healthcare facility'. The offense carries a penalty of up to two years in prison, a fine of up to 40,000 baht (£910), or both.
Bangkok Post
09-07-2025
- Bangkok Post
German arrested on Koh Phangan for investment fraud targeting Australians
SURAT THANI - A 54-year-old German has been arrested on Koh Phangan for allegedy orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme targeting investors in Australia. Officers from Provincial Police Region 8, the Immigration Bureau, Surat Thani and Pathum Thani, accompanied by Australian Federal Police, searched four locations on the popular tourist island. They took David Guy Hamburger, 54, a German suspect, into custody. Mr Hamburger was apprehended while riding a motorcycle near his residence, Choco Villa on Koh Phangan, Pol Lt Gen Surapong Thanomjit, commissioner of Provincial Police Region 8, said on Wednesday. Police executed an arrest warrant approved by Pathum Thani Provincial Court on June 19 on charges of public fraud and putting false information into a computer system. The arresting team took the suspect back to his house and searched it. The officers seized assets worth more than 19 million baht, believed to have been acquired through fraudulent activities. Items impounded included a cryptocurrency account valued at 8.04 million baht, four bank accounts containing 6.23 million baht, 495,000 baht in cash, a land title deed worth 1.5 million baht, four vehicles worth 2.27 million baht, 13 luxury watches valued at 605,000 baht and two laptop computers. Upon inspecting the laptops, police found scripted dialogue used to dupe investors in Australia into making fake stock investments, and detailed records of victims. Police also searched three other premises linked to nominee companies allegedly established by the suspect. They were a law office on Koh Phangan, the Montana Realty real estate office, also on Koh Phangan, and a residence on Koh Samui in the name of his Thai wife. Police also summonsed individuals suspected of being part of Mr Hamburger's network for questioning. They are suspected of helping set up four nominee companies - Chesapeake Ross Co, Montana Realty Co, Laguna Cliff Co and Gollum Co. Pol Lt Gen Surapong said the action followed advice from Australian authorities that many people Australia had been conned by online investment scam operated from Thailand. Investigators took up the case, and located and identified the prime suspect, Mr Hamburger. They obtained approval from Koh Samui Provincial Court to search the suspect locations, which led to the arrest of the German suspect, Pol Lt Gen Surapong. Mr Hamburger had been residing on Koh Phangan for over five years on a retirement visa. He had run several businesses, including a villa rental company, a construction firm and a restaurant. He was handed over to Muang police station in Pathum Thani province for legal processing on the fraud charges. Surat Thani police would bring additional charges against him under the Foreign Business Act, Pol Lt Gen Surapong said.
Malay Mail
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Election win for Thai politician weeks after BMW crash sends 65-year-old man to ICU
BANGKOK, May 12 — A 28-year-old budding politician in Pathum Thani, a Thai province north of Bangkok, won the local municipal election yesterday, less than a month after being involved in a serious car crash that injured a couple in their 60s. Smitthiphat Leenawarat whose parents are both veteran politicians, faces multiple charges including reckless driving and assault from the April 16 incident when his brand new BMW sideswiped a pick-up truck carrying 65-year-old Prachak Duangyai and his wife Somsri, 64, in Pathum Thani. Despite the legal issues, Smitthiphat won the municipal election by over 1,000 votes, The Bangkok Post reported today. 'For over 30 years, I have been serving my fellow people. Today it is proved that Thanyaburi people love my family sincerely and seriously,' Smitthiphat's father and a former mayor, Krissada Leenawarat, awas quoted as saying in thanking voters in the municipal election. Krissada was also reported to have addressed the ongoing crash case. He said his family had done their best to help the victims but the matter remained unresolved due to a 'third party.' 'I will let the justice system handle my son's case and I will not exercise any influence because my family had no connections,' he was quoted as saying. Smitthiphat's mother, Yupayao Leenawarat, is also an elected mayor of the same municipality. 'If we had not served the local people well, we would not have won the election given the recent issues of my son,' she was quoted as saying. Smitthiphat also thanked local residents for their support after the election and pledged to serve the constituents, just like his father. Smitthiphat was reported to have been fined 6,000 baht for driving with an expired licence in the April 16 car crash. Following the crash, Smitthiphat appeared on national Thai TV alongside his father to explain what happened. He claimed to be travelling at 80–100 kilometres per hour after passing a toll gate when the pick-up truck carrying the elderly couple cut into his lane, causing him to crash into a road barrier. He claimed he was reaching below to retrieve an undisclosed item when his BMW collided with the truck again while trying to stop it for a discussion. 'I deeply regret the accident and had no intention of injuring [the victims],' he was quoted as saying by The Bangkok Post in a separate news article. He added that he would cover medical costs and offer financial help. The occupants of the pick-up truck were reported to have been injured in the crash. The husband Prachak suffered six broken ribs and remains in intensive care, while his wife's condition was not disclosed in the news report. The case remains under police investigation.
