Tourists lose prized possessions amidst Pattaya celebrations
More than 60 foreign nationals have actually been apprehended for either overstaying their visas or getting in the nation unlawfully throughout current cops crackdowns.
Surachet: Busy throughout Songkran
According to a cops press conference on Thursday, officers from the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, Central Examination Bureau, Migration Bureau and other companies had combined efforts to collectively capture immigrants living unlawfully in the nation in 126 places across the country.
They stated 11 immigrants were charged with overstaying their visas and 51 with unlawfully getting in the nation, they stated.
Another 4 were captured on other charges, consisting of a 45-year-old Vietnamese female captured taking prized possessions from other immigrants’ bags.
She was apprehended at an apartment or condo in Bangkok’s Din Daeng district, according to officers.
Tran Thi Thu Ha, a Vietnamese nationwide, was discovered with 13 iPhones, a wallet and 19 foreign banknotes worth 500,000 baht in overall, all apparently taken from her victims.
Likewise discovered in her belongings were a cutter and 8 blades thought to have actually been utilized for cutting open the victims’ bags, according to officers.
Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn, deputy commissioner of the Traveler Authorities Bureau, stated the arrest of Ms Tran was made after officers captured 3 other members of her theft gang from Khao San Roadway on Monday.
He stated different smart phones and other prized possessions were taken from the trio and the cops probe caused the arrest of Ms Tran, who later on admitted to looking after the products taken by the gang and offering them to pawn stores.
Ms Tran, he stated, is dealing with charges of unlawfully getting in the nation and theft.
The victims of the gang can call Chana Songkhram Police headquarters all the time to assist cops recognize the suspects and recuperate their taken products, stated Pol Maj Gen Surachate.
On The Other Hand in Pattaya, 5 immigrants have actually submitted cops grievances that their prized possessions were taken as they participated in water battles to commemorate Songkran Celebration on Central Pattaya Roadway in between Soi 7 and 8 on Wednesday night. The plaintiffs consist of 2 Hong Kong nationals and one each from Iran, India and Australia.
According to the officers, nearly 300,000 baht worth of prized possessions were taken from the 5 victims. Examinations are under method.
Previously today, another Vietnamese nationwide and 2 Cambodians were apprehended after being captured red-handed while taking money and a smart device from a female victim participating in Songkran celebrations on Khao San Roadway, Pol Maj Gen Surachate stated.
Phung Vinh Loi, 29, from Vietnam and Tuy Ven, 35, and Tuy Chan Thoeun, 32, both from Cambodia, were captured by the partner of the victim and other witnesses.
Taken from the apprehended trio were 25 smart phones, 6,700 baht in money and other currency notes worth 20,000 baht.
