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the thai mafia is ingrained in thai culture and will always be.
the mafia generally only deals in the same industries as the same type of people do in the west.

on seeing some trouble in phuket about a group of farangs not paying a simple bar bill and the attendence of the patong mafia, dont mess with these men.

generally they have identifying tattoos or a charm or amulet of some type which denotes their membership.

in the country side the thai mafia is a strong under current at the lower end of the social scale.

just watch the stories on thai politics at election time and see the number of influential people who become involved in unsavoury instances.

thailand has no shortage of "hooligans for hire".