In an interview, An Yuqing said that in the early morning of January 4, she and her friends were stopped by police at the checkpoint on their way back to the hotel in a taxi and asked to search their luggage, including their wallet. When the police asked about visa issues, An Yuqing showed her passport and said she had a visa on arrival. However, the police who searched her told her that the police did not accept visas on arrival. An Yuqing's friend recorded a video on the spot, but the police asked them to delete it and took them to the police station and forced them to apologize.
An Yuqing kept apologizing to the police and begging to leave but to no avail. After a two-hour stalemate, the police took her to a secret place and told them that everyone in the car had to pay 27,000 baht to let them leave. In the end they had no choice but to pay and leave.
In addition, according to An Yuqing, there are five Korean female tourists who had the same experience as her. She said she wasn't sure whether the self-proclaimed police groups, which she called the Black Cops, only targeted Asian female tourists. She also said that she went to Thailand for the New Year hoping to make good memories, but it turned out to be the worst and most terrifying experience of her life. She will never set foot in Thailand again, and reminds Taiwanese people traveling in Thailand not to carry too much cash in their pockets, because the police will conduct random searches and check their wallets first.
In this regard, the media interviewed a local tour guide in Thailand, and the response they received was: "Tourists are unlucky. They may encounter such a thing, and have their bodies and bags searched. If you don't want to cause trouble, it is best to give them money."
