Police Patrol Tourists in Mexico & Thailand | Police Patrol Series | Full Episode

[Music] [Music] even in the most beautiful coastal resorts around the world a tourist paradise can quickly turn into a nightmare in Acapulco Mexico the drug traffickers ring of terror has driven the tourists out from this once popular destination on the other hand Pattaya Thailand attracts an increasing number of tourists every year to its unique and flourishing sex industry on one side of the planet authorities in Acapulco are trying to regain foreigners trust on the other side in Pattaya they're trying to stamp out crime linked to the influx of tourists to cities two very different realities both with the same mission a mission entrusted to specialized tourists police patrols immersion in the lesser-known spots of two unique coastal destinations welcome to Acapulco Mexico beaches as far as the eye can see luxury beachfront hotels the tourist paradise but this rosy image is hiding a dark reality Acapulco as the second highest murder rate in the world on average three people are killed each day here being a police officer means risking your life every single day cartels during supreme in the city violence course settling and bloody battles for control of the drug market have made foreign tourists fleetest destination Acapulco is now a dangerous city beaches and hotels are under high surveillance 24/7 but Acapulco has decided to combat the violence this mission has been entrusted to a very special unit under commander aneesa's Authority the tourist police are on the warpath prepared to face whatever comes their way they constantly patrol Acapulco's beaches an invariable sight amongst the few holidaymakers [Applause] the tourist police cover the main points of the bay of santa lucia we cover approximately 30 kilometers of beach over recent years the outlook of tourism in Acapulco has drastically changed there are vacancy signs in all the hotels businesses are struggling the city is so dangerous that foreign visitors have been scared off but not the locals despite everything Mexican tourists continue to visit the beaches reassured by the presence of the officers tasked with keeping them safe nepali chapter is the cafeteria the tourist police unit was created to meet the need for greater security to protect properties tourists and everyone who visits Acapulco's genovesa I totally meant as a cuenta con siento yes we currently have 110 tourists police officers and 83 tourists helpers that's his 10th Authority but commander Eunice's teams don't just patrol the beaches speedboats patrolled 30 kilometres of the coast around the city Acapulco is a hub and drugs flow in and out through its Coast the city has to be protected on all fronts there are many hidden bass along the coast the perfect spots for trafficking commander enos's men keep an eye out for any suspicious signs the police here carry automatic rifles and patrol the sandy beaches without attracting the public's attention in Acapulco scenes like this have become the norm and the deterrent is working I could tell there's a difference because I came here four years ago now I'm back in a couple Co and it's not the same even in the metropolitan area over there there are problems but at least here in the tourist area I could see a difference it's great we're pleased tourists have the support of the city we have to get act polka back on its feet oh yeah I can afford today the quiet beaches reassures commander Aeneas everything looks normal but experience has taught him that the storm often follows a call he never lets his guard down [Music] [Music] just like Acapulco Italia was born out of tourism but here the tourism industry is booming attea wall comes over four million visitors each year the small town has hardly a hundred thousand inhabitants the low cost of living and no-holds-barred nightlife attract tourists from all over the world but in the red-light districts alcohol-related violence is becoming an increasingly frequent occurrence the Thai authorities decided to put an end to the success [Music] the bars are kicking out the tourist police guard roadblocks on the city's busiest roads captain plug prong is running the operation he doesn't joke around when it comes to security tonight he's leaving nothing to chance we're gonna run checks as usual shady-looking cars and people who are completely wasted drunk dead drunk we want to know what's going on most of the cars checked by captain plug bronx officers are driven by foreign tourists Latika pokemon so to uphold the law tire Tory's decided to call in police officers from around the world Dimitri from France come here Dimitri he's a volunteer French police officer who helps us out it's volunteer work he doesn't get paid anything we can thank him for that thank you oh it's a pleasure thanks to you great French English Mandarin the police in Pattaya can make any tourists understand them in France I was a fireman I was a fireman in France for 19 years I came here on vacation 15 years ago I love this country like everyone does so I came here and I decided to help I knew police officers just said to me well why don't you give us a hand like with the checkpoints we have to hear foreigners are called fir'aun's so if we have to deal with a foreigner a frog it's likely that I'll take care of him it's getting late in Pattaya now's the time that things start to degenerate a car failed to stop at the checkpoint and fled at top speed the officers take up pursuit on two wheels this car could cause an accident at any moment the car has been stopped inside two Japanese tourists the officers quickly get them out of the vehicle the two Japanese tourists will have to take a breathalyzer test in Thailand they don't joke around with drink driving if the test is positive these tourists will end their night in prison you have to understand that someone's killed here every day whether on a moped or in a car that's why the police don't mess around sir you're going to the police station sir look look at me okay or go to the police station okay okay okay although their alcohol level is only slightly over the limit their night has been brought to an early end you have to understand I don't know about Quebec but in France the limit is 0.5 here it's the same in 0.5 in fact we're under the Napoleonic Code now if you're caught carrying more than one gram that's one month in prison you have to understand that they don't joke around unfortunately everything's cheap here so people make the most of it people generally go out really late in Pattaya they go out around 11:00 p.m. and stay out until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. so people sit around on the beach and sometimes that can lead to fights others get kicked out of bars and nightclubs that guy's on yet this is a place where police work is hard but in truth Thailand is not a violent country because this country X I am has old traditions that preserve the image of the Land of Smiles despite the severity of their justice system the police are also there to help when a bus full of tourists breaks down officers are the first on the scene to provide help [Music] unlike Pattaya Acapulco's economy is far from booming in the 1950s the Golden Age Acapulco was the place to be for Hollywood a-listers up until the early 2000s Acapulco is still considered a welcoming tourist destination every year over 30,000 American students traveled to Acapulco to celebrate spring break but horizon criminality drastically changed this city and young Americans have long left it behind [Music] [Music] at the police HQ officers around full alert a robbery has just been reported tourists and municipal officers are sent to the scene of the crime police cars speed through the city commander anuses team happens to be close to the robbery they're first on the scene there's been a burglary we got the call on the radio we were already here in the gran house - masoom the neighborhood his men secured a perimeter while he interrogate stir shocked employee the distinctive information she provides helps officers to identify the culprit a repeat offender well known by the police force [Music] he's thin tall with dark circles under his eyes these are the distinctive features that she noted robberies like this are an increasing occurrence in Acapulco the result of growing poverty and an economy in freefall this is a low-intensity conflict the burglar didn't use a gun or a knife nothing like that he just threatened her verbally luckily this time there were no firearms used but here in Acapulco even the smallest robbery can soon escalate and result in injuries or even death tourists are scared to come to Acapulco 800 businesses have closed in the last year alone the authorities decided to react by coming down hard on criminal networks in particular through operation Guerrero named after the state commander-in-chief son Duke leads Rapid Response forces all over the city his strategy is to show traffickers and other criminals that they will never catch a break heavily armed men patrol the beaches too busy neighborhoods and the main roads around the bay double the said we're trying to bring peace back to this country we have strategies to reduce crime we're trying to lower the crime rate but the operation success also depends on information from the public for commander son Duke it's crucial to the operation I mean we need whistleblowing without it we wouldn't get any results people wouldn't trust us with public sources we can reclaim the peace and calm needed for acapulco to become what it once was again an international destination a jewel in the crown to reclaim its title of national tourist capital Acapulco is pulling out all the stops in addition to the tourist police federal and municipal police are tasked with maintaining safety and security in this city a city home to over 700,000 people Acapulco is under high surveillance despite the efforts drug cartels continue to strike not a day goes by without gunfire and more often than not people are gunned down right in the middle of the street more than a thousand murders are reported each year scores are settled in the middle of the day in the throngs of a resigned crowd [Music] in the Gulf of Thailand Pattaya shines under the neon lights that attract thousands of night owls the police search anyone the suspect of possessing drugs or firearms there are no restrictions foreigners are highly targeted but the local population isn't given a free pass people wander around some of them are drug users or they're carrying drugs or firearms sometimes certain things happen on the sly that's generally the case with foreign tourists we're under strict instructions from the highest authorities to inspect all suspicious-looking vehicles and ensure that there's nothing illegal in the body the police officers have just spotted a group of youngsters they suspect are under the effects of drugs they will have to submit to an on-the-spot urine test we're checking for amphetamines we check to see if they're taking drugs that's why we're doing urine testing at the same time the Thai police have mobile clinics set up around strategic points in the city each suspect must provide a urine sample depending on the result of the test they might have to spend a night in prison [Music] I've never compete I'm even Harley if their attitude is okay and if they're not over the legal limit we let them live normally and pitaya without any serious consequences and let them continue that cannabis consumption is widespread in Thailand and is generally tolerated in public but dealing or possessing narcotics such as Aryan could earn you the death penalty occasionally you may find something but it's not what I would call a big problem and foreigners certainly don't want to get mixed mixed up in any of that as you say they'd be laws on drugs here are very strong very strict and you find yourself in the big monkey house in Bangkok not a place you want to stay the busiest area in Pattaya walking Street a street completely dedicated to prostitution where adjoining bars each have hundreds of girls on offer enough to attract tourists from all over the world [Music] it's quite nice you meet a lot of interesting people from all over the world different countries different cultures is a big melting pot here but foreign tourists under the effect of alcohol or trucks can turn violent [Music] Richard Lovegrove knows how to spot them the English police officer is also part of a volunteer contingent who enforced the law on walking stream [Music] the thing is when you have a lot of people coming here on holiday it's mainly tourists in this street so people don't know the culture they don't know the laws and sometimes you can get that that friction so what we see our role is mainly is to be a cushion between the two to help with translation to help explain it explain the rules and regulations to people [Music] Pattaya hasn't always been an open-air brothel until the 1970s it was a small fishing village the town went through a phenomenal boom during the Vietnam War when American soldiers on leave adopted it as their base Pattaya has been the mecca of prostitution ever since [Music] here really the amount of trouble we get is quite small but if it if something happens within a bar usually the girls in the bar will try and sort the situation at that level and quite often you can imagine you're having an argument with somebody and six girls come up to you and say please stop you're probably going to stop aren't you but it does happen from time to time and that's what we deal with so we come in and try and sort the situation and hopefully we can sort it out there and then rather than having to arrest people and take them down to police station this is the tourist police this is their main headquarter their mobile unit they have the van here translators and we also have the new tenant entire lieutenant they have foreign volunteers and they also have volunteers as well so there is a certain number of tie off courses within that easy way to tell the toy officers daily ones with the guns most of the volunteers like myself we just do it for some people's for something to do but for most of us it's purely because it's nice to actually help people we do it for free we do it just because it's nice to give something back to the community excuse me sir give me you're wearing a gold necklace I see might be an idea if you to leave that in your hotel room thank you so you see here you have the gold no no I'm a police officer police know I'm scared somebody's going to take your gold from you okay maybe better you put it in your pocket okay sir have a nice time language barriers hello sexy how are you good okay this is one of the world famous lady boys from the Toys R Us just to let you know Kotori actually means [ __ ] in time so actually if you want to should we take a look just down there okay you want the shakers they're very peculiar to Thailand I would say it's a very typing and there's no shame or problem with it as regards within the families you know if somebody decides wakes up one day I just I'm gonna be a [ __ ] I'm gonna go and have some silicone breasts put on and grow my hair and wear high heels nobody has a problem with it it's a completely different scene in Acapulco in the middle of the night the beaches are empty the police officers are now concentrating their efforts in the busy areas of the city the residents are the biggest victims of growing crime in the capital of the state of Guerrero [Music] the roads are practically deserted a staggering difference from the daytime traffic sir you're driving through stop signs but it's one of them yes but you still have to stop you don't know what shape the pedestrians are in no you have to follow the traffic lights that's what we're asking you okay I'll pay attention wait your turn on the green light please okay yeah thank you when I joined the police force there were a lot of foreign tourists in Acapulco there were all sorts of foreigners hanging around here dancing now it's more of a ghost town like he often does go and serve in Casa Darrow is patrolling the sleepy city streets with years of experience as a patrol officer he knows the city's every nook and cranny I'd been on the force for 21 years you know we spend most of our lives at work Decem 21 years of sleepless nights despite the apparent calm the patrol officer is on high alert in this neighborhood one of the most dangerous in the city one hopes that one day he will feel as safe as he did as a child on these streets at the time Acapulco had an excellent reputation now it's the city where gunfire could break out on every street corner I said let's go Eskimos there are conflict zones like the outlying areas but the tourist area is a normal area a shared area still there can be incidents here like everywhere else in the country that I picked up even when we're out on patrol we have to know what's going on 360 degrees around us we have to be alert permanently because we never know when something might happen [Music] so facts yoniyahav segundos and in a fraction of a second our life could be in danger or a citizen's life [Music] Nathalie isn't proud to be an officer [Music] simply it's always the same routine I leave the house I say goodbye to my children and I put my trust in God seek Him I ask him to bring me back home in the same state I left for me so I can see my family again as the officer gets back on the road the station initiates a priority call suspects have been spotted in a vehicle according to the witnesses there are armed Quan races to the scene they were spotted around these streets from Cali 13 to 18 the problem is that this vehicle has been seen on five different streets 13 14 15 16 18 5 different streets several patrol cars are out looking for this vehicle and the armed suspect we're all concerned they might do something bad it's a Ford Focus in the fourth Pomerance cozinha para Miyagi we turn off the lights to be safer that they have anyone was big because we're high up they can see us and shoot yes employee when we turn out the lights they can't spot us we coordinate a response like this to increase our safety guns drawn the officers search vehicles questioning the occupants and passers-by a wasted effort the suspects have disappeared into the maze of dimly lit streets [Music] whether they were a wreck or though we've just come through the famous tolerance your neighborhood ya llegamos Albert and now we're in the fabrica neighborhood they're very dangerous areas from they're notorious in Acapulco because of their high levels of crime in Hawaiian scar a police woman armed with an automatic rifle is ready to counter any ambush every vehicle out on the street at this time of night becomes a suspect especially in this area all-nighters are part and parcel of the job [Music] the patrol makes it back to a safer area the last Mexican tourists are finishing their evenings it's time for a short break the jobless and then patrolling makes us hungry especially because of the sleepless nights math economy cope with we buy what's cheap and what we can afford so that we can eat we often buy this dish which is called Pastore then we look for a quiet spot to eat like here where there isn't much traffic for our own safety the same for commissar comida if we're too focused on eating we become less alert that's why one of us goes over there as a lookout and another person over here then those that have eaten signaled to us that they're done that way the people eating are always protected one eye over here one over there when we can give someone in need taco we do Sadek address on that like any good person she don't miss it [Music] at the pattaya police station the day crew picks up the reins the officers head out to the scene of a reported robbery caught red-handed the suspect did not resist he's peacefully waiting the officers arrival in the hopes that he'll be led off the thief an Italian tourist only stole a bottle of water but the officers quickly notice that his visa has expired he's brought back to the station for more checks this is his second offense he may be deported his name like many other illegal immigrants is on a blacklist he won't be allowed to set foot on Thai soil for five years illegal immigrants are a significant issue for this country they are believed to number over 2 million but unlike the Italian they are mainly workers from neighboring countries often victims of harsh working conditions and abuses of power sex tourism causes many problems there are many American French and Canadian citizens who had expired visas who simply do not want to leave the country the station's walls are covered with Interpol wanted notices photos of criminals wanted for human drugs and weapons trafficking as well as child exploitation and even terrorism on the other side of the city a different type of operation is in progress [Music] special units of immigration agents have cordoned off at our block where many immigrants live the officers do not know what they will discover or what kind of welcome they'll receive the teams are nervous and OH but those how hot I've had to deal with immigrants living at the wrong address before their address didn't match the one on file with the immigration police Colonel sir Anya Fung is leading the operation he's also acting as an interpreter the police filmed the ID checks in case the situation escalates it's mainly cases of expired visas that's why people are being arrested the operation leads to the arrest of a Thai citizens suspected of a banking scammer additionally several immigrants are apprehended and taken to the police station to be questioned about their identity some of them claim they don't have their passports so we need to question them more closely we're taking them to the immigration office at John Chen station yet following questioning some will be able to re-enter their homes others will be deported after a stay in prison it's shift change over in Acapulco just before leaving the station the next shift carries out a ritual there's no practica it's an exercise we do before going out into the streets this procedure repeated daily is crucial in case of attack first thing we ensure our team is well prepared Rapid Response ensures officers have immediate cover on all sites in the case of an attack it could save lives the unit is composed of young and seasoned officers ready to respond to any situation the patrol officers have taken position and set up a roadblock in a very busy sector of Acapulco it might be late but the traffic is heavy officers stop suspicious-looking vehicles and search them for weapons [Music] in Istanbul mental suppose you look up it we're doing a CP as CP is a checkpoint we check vehicles we also check passengers we want to make sure that the drivers know who's travelling in their cars and that they're comfortable with them we want to make sure that they feel safe there have been many kidnappings recently in acapulco the police meticulously searched trunks looking for any incriminating evidence the operation is running smoothly but the team suddenly receives an order to leave the checkpoint right away and get to loss cantinas the area with the bars and brothels there's been a shooting the area is notorious for its bad reputation and could be a trap even for our heavily armed officers officers search a bar looking for suspects in clues this establishment like most in the area is a local cartel hangout here rival gang settling scores have led to many deaths despite the searches and questions no one is stalking its omerta the code of silence [Music] [Music] Thailand has been led by a military government since June 2014 the country is rattled by conflict between dissident factions in the north and the south where guerrilla forces are active in 2015 in Bangkok the bloodiest attack in Thailand's modern history claimed 20 victims in August 2016 over 10 bombs exploded some simultaneously all over the country Pattaya has been spared until now but the city is prepared for the worse all threats are taken seriously the two hundred thousand officers serving the Thai police force are permanently on alert officers responsible for public safety patrol non-stop and their first and foremost looking for sensitive information they have to constantly verify information to ensure public safety I'm the head of the special branch in Pattaya I take the lead if a situation escalates when we get the smallest alert the smallest clue the police head straight out to investigate we act as if we're dealing with members of Isis and we suspect them of carrying out an attack on Bangkok if the suspects are armed the situation can become dangerous it can involve physical confrontation we have to launch a high-pressure attack on the suspects that's the approach but we have to keep our heads cool to succeed for damage control and to avoid putting the general public in danger [Music] we're always on edge that's when our strategic training comes into play knowing the best approach [Music] captain plot prong and his team will soon compete against different Special Forces units from around the country the team attentively waits its leaders advise so that they can excel in the competition we're well prepared we have been for a long time we have to perfectly coordinate the two teams actions because if one team caves it'll all come crumbling down [Applause] the goal neutralizing a group of terrorists preparing to attack laughs our police exercises aim to find out if we have the guts to rescue hostages while keeping cool the success of an operation like this depends on a speedy and efficient response we can't avoid stress in this type of job but we try to control it we're still a bit apprehensive but we can make it through thanks to our experience of training designed to help us solve problems the exercise is evaluated by high grade officers who closely follow its progress [Music] the competition progresses under a sweltering heat as is often the case in Thailand the thermometer has reached 40 degrees Celsius one of the officers participating in the exercise is overcome with the heat and has to be pulled out flood prawns men are still in action hot or not they've reached the final stage of the operation captain plug prongs men are smiling satisfied they won the elite troop celebrates his victory around a good meal it has shown that it can face danger and tackle even the most dangerous situations [Music] in Acapulco Mexico officers are once again on high alert another call from the station signals that there's been a murder in front of a bar owned by the local mapa we've just been told that there's been a killing most likely another score settled one more in the city where drug wars rage several people fired at the victim [Music] when we arrived here at the scene we confirmed that the information was correct that a person had been killed by gunfire the officers won't learn a lot about this crime in this neighborhood where drug traffickers reigned supreme the code of silence is upheld once again our job is to face these kinds of situations as an officer you never get used to seeing that the victim is lying face-down miss pence have been pulled down a sign of humiliation proving clearly that this is once again a killing linked to cartel rivalries despite the authority's efforts the fight to create a safer atmosphere in Acapulco is far from over a mass return of foreign tourists remains for the time being a long term objective you might even see a dream with ligaments Estoque tell me a little bit we officers abysus we sometimes worry that we won't get to see our families again Nikki nope well I think I Rivera tu Familia see a vista compañero I've seen colleagues die Marco it's traumatizing for hewan serve in Casa de ro each day is different but the mission always remains the same whatever the danger bringing order and safety back to Acapulco is his duty you responsible for keeping the public safe doesn't mean that our family shouldn't matter Acapulco Pattaya two towns with tourism at the heart of their concerns two towns still standing thanks to the police officers [Music] [Music] you

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Length: 50min 30sec (3030 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 04 2020