Two charged after Chinese beachgoer loses Bt1.2 million in luxury items

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Two charged after Chinese beachgoer loses Bt1.2 million in luxury items

By Dethawee Theewarangkool, 
Theerawat Thongma 
The Nation

 

Two Chon Buri residents were arrested early Tuesday morning for allegedly stealing a Chinese tourist’s valuables worth Bt1.2 million.

Tourist police inspector Pol Major Piyapong Ensan said jet-ski driver Rattanapol Sae-oui, 21, and Surasak Intarachote, 50, were charged with stealing an iPhone X worth Bt50,000, a Bt600,000 jade necklace and pendant and a Bt600,000 diamond ring.

 

The items were inside a waterproof bag that tourist Zhu Jiang, 28, had set aside while playing in the sea off Koh Lan Beach on Monday. 

 

A CCTV camera recorded one of the suspects picking up the bag and walking away. Rattanapol was arrested at Ta Waen Beach at 1am and allegedly confessed to the theft.

 

He said he’d kept the necklace and pendant but discarded the phone and gave the diamond ring to Surasak, who sold it. 

Rattanapol is charged with theft and Surasak with possession of a stolen item.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30333207

 

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[Rhys]

Hmm Good guy in bad guys still local.

[dinsdale]

Brilliant. Let's take all this to the beach so I can show off. I rich Chinese. IDIOT.

[Mickmouse1]

I wonder if he declared them when coming in ? F who goes to the beach even wearing a fake watch????

[steven100]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

iPhone X worth Bt50,000, a Bt600,000 jade necklace and pendant and a Bt600,000 diamond ring.

 

The items were inside a waterproof bag that tourist Zhu Jiang, 28, had set aside while playing in the sea off Koh Lan Beach on Monday. 

who the heck goes to the beach with this gear   ...         absolute dummies   !!

 

[mikebell]

After decades of bad publicity times must be hard for Pattaya jet-ski extortioners so they stoop to stealing from a half-wit.

[LennyW]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

who the heck goes to the beach with this gear   ...         absolute dummies   !!

 

Yeah, and the ring was probably pawned for a couple of thousand baht!!

 

[pattayadon]

Wait until motorbikes start snatching those rollerized carry-ons we see all over Pattaya.  555  Matter of time.   But, back at the beach... All that jewelry at Ko-Lan?  Unbelievable!!

[alien365]

Will they spend Christmas in jail like the Swiss at the airport may?

[Boss]

absolute idiot !!!! or all stuff fake trying  insurance fraud..?

[Get Real]

Nah, I see nothing strange here. People that can drag down thier pants and take a public shit on the streets, can´t have any problem in the world to carry valuables of 1,2M Bath and leave them unattended on the beach while taking a swim. Just hope he didn´t polluted the water too. 

Edited December 6, 2017 by Get Real

[Stargeezr]

I would bet that the phone was sold off as well.