RELEASED: 22 Apr 2018 at 04:00
PATTAYA: An Algerian guy has actually been detained on charges of taking money and prized possessions from a South Korean traveler at a dining establishment in Pattaya.
Mouloud Sadat, 53, was captured with a taken Prada bag, valued at 60,000 baht, a set of sunglasses and other products while he was strolling along Pattaya-Na Klua Roadway on Friday night, stated Pol Capt Apichai Krobphet, the Pattaya cops chief.
Lee Seung-chul, 44, a South Korean nationwide, had actually submitted a grievance with cops on Tuesday that his bag was taken while he was consuming at a dining establishment on Soi Na Klua 27 at around 7.30 pm that day. He had actually positioned the bag on the back-rest of a chair. It included about 20,000 baht and 650,000 won (about 18,900 baht) in money, his sunglasses and charge card.
Cops taken a look at closed-circuit tv images which caught the suspect taking the bag, stated Pol Capt Apichai.
Officers stated Mr Sadat informed them he remained in Thailand as a traveler and it was his very first offense. He declared it was something he had actually done without believing.
Nevertheless, cops were not persuaded. The suspect is being kept in cops custody on theft charges.
