reader Posted October 23 Posted October 23 From Pattaya News At 7:30 PM on October 21st, 2024, Bang Rak police, in collaboration with Immigration officers at the Sadao Immigration Checkpoint in Songkhla, arrested an Iranian suspect accused of posing as a police officer and robbing tourists in Bangkok. According to the police, the suspect, publicly identified as Mr. Ghiasi Arefhossein, a 53-year-old Iranian national, was accused of posing as a police officer and robbing tourists in Bangkok. The arrest followed two major incidents of theft on August 17th and 31st, involving a Pakistani and a Myanmar tourist, in the Bangkok area. In the first case, the Pakistani tourist reported that a man, allegedly pretending to be a police officer, stopped him, claimed to search his bag, and afterward the tourist discovered that ten 100 U.S. dollar bills were missing. In the second incident, a Myanmar tourist, along with his sister, was approached by a man also posing as a police officer. The suspect searched their bags and stole 3,150 pound sterling. He allegedly created a distraction by dropping some of the notes on the ground while discreetly pocketing part of the cash before fleeing in a white car waiting nearby. CCTV footage revealed that the same group of suspects committed both crimes, with one individual driving the getaway car and the other executing the thefts, according to the police. https://thepattayanews.com/2024/10/23/iranian-man-arrested-for-posing-as-a-police-officer-and-robbing-tourists-in-bangkok/ t0oL1, tm_nyc and TMax 2 1 Quote
vinapu Posted October 24 Posted October 24 I never cease to be amazed how much money people carry with while about the town and keep it in the bag. One wonders if still there's room in the bag for condom and KY with all those banknotes. I know very well travelled couple whose bag was snatched by thief on motorbike in Phnom Penh and not only they had all money in that bag but also all documents. Yes, for both of them in one bag ! many times in bars I saw customer pulling thick wad of banknotes or fat wallet, just to pull 20 baht tip for boy or waiter from it. Whom they are trying to impress ? 10tazione and TMax 2 Quote
