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Three Myanmar boat crew members arrested in Phuket for boat and fishing equipment theft


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Three Myanmar boat crew members arrested in Phuket for boat and fishing equipment theft

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The three men told Marine Police that they were offered B400 to remove the items from the boat. Photo: Phuket Marine Police

 

PHUKET: Three Myanmar fishing boat crew members were arrested at Rassada Pier on Saturday night (Nov 11) for theft of boat and fishing equipment from what was said to be a Bolivian-registered fishing vessel docked on the Tha Jeen Canal while it is investigated for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

 

The arrests of the three men were made by Phuket Marine Police led by Maj Tossapol Montasit, Maj Nattapong Pruektharathikul and Capt Piyapol Thawatsuntorn together with Mr Sakorn Pudam from the Phuket Marine Office.

 

Those arrested were named as Min Aung Ma, 43, Moe Naing, 25 and Myint Oo Au, 30, and they were found to be in possession of a variety of boat and fishing equipment alleged to have been stolen from the Bolivian-registered fishing vessel.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/three-myanmar-boat-crew-members-arrested-in-phuket-for-boat-and-fishing-equipment-theft-64671.php

 
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-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-11-13
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