Suvarnabhumi Airport security officer arrested for stealing Bt6,000 from American tourist

[webfact]

Airport security officer arrested for stealing Bt6,000 from tourist

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A security officer manning an x-ray machine at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport was arrested on Tuesday evening for allegedly stealing Bt6,000 from the bag of an American tourist.
 

Thanat Monthonrat, 25, a security officer employed by a private firm, was arrested at 6.30pm promptly after the 89-year-old tourist told a team of patrol security officers that six Bt1,000 notes had disappeared from his bag, which was scanned by Thanat.

 

The tourist filed the complaint a few minutes after his bag was scanned. The security team then searched Thanat, who was still manning the x-ray machine, and found the money.

 

Thanat initially denied the charge but the incident was captured on a security camera at the spot.

 

He allegedly admitted that he wanted money to return to his home province as he found the work too tough. He has been hired for less than a month.

 

Kittipong Kittikhchorn, deputy director of the airport, said he had summoned an executive of the private security firm and warned the company to be more careful in selecting staff.

 

Kittipong said the airport’s security measures meet international standards and what happened was an issue related to an individual.

 

The deputy director said the tourist had left on a plane before the matter was resolved, so the money would be wired to him.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30342425

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-04

[PatOngo]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Kittipong said the airport’s security measures meet international standards and what happened was an issue related to an individual.

It would seem over the past few months that several individuals have been involved. Nothing tarnishes the national reputation more than being ripped off at the airport. 

[NCC1701A]

" Kittipong said the airport’s security measures meet international standards and what happened was an issue related to an individual."

 

Yes like just about everything that is done by human beings on this planet.

 

Except planet Thailand.

[lanista]

Why didnt they just give the yank back his 6000 b ? 

They're going to wire it to him ???

He wont get back 6K  unless the greenback dosedives ( which is possible)

[BEVUP]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

He allegedly admitted that he wanted money to return to his home province as he found the work too tough. He has been hired for less than a month.

That about sums up half of them

Might not be the best paying but I'm sure it beats the labouring job back home in the sun

Couldn't even last a month

[BEVUP]

1 minute ago, lanista said:

Why didnt they just give the yank back his 6000 b ? 

They're going to wire it to him ???

He wont get back 6K  unless the greenback dosedives ( which is possible)

My thoughts too

How stupid are they

"Left before matter was resolved" , So what part of the camera footage & the 6000 bht found on him they couldn't understand

Just give the money back & sack him

[ezzra]

All in all, with like 40 million plus tourists coming and going to Thailand

if one person has been caught stealing every now and then, it's not

too bad...

[NanLaew]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

Kittipong Kittikhchorn, deputy director of the airport, said he had summoned an executive of the private security firm and warned the company to be more careful in selecting staff.

 

Kittipong said the airport’s security measures meet international standards and what happened was an issue related to an individual.

So if it was because of the actions of an 'individual' thieving employee, why did he bother to bother the "executive of the private security firm" with a summons?

 

I wonder who awarded the contract to the "private security firm"?

[faraday]

Don't be so quick to slag off Thailand about airport theft.

Heathrow, was known as 'Theifrow' for years.

[meatboy]

that will be another BUS driver for hire.

[scorecard]

 

Months back I read a posting on a community webboard about this (not TV).

 

Now well out of sight, before approaching the x ray machines, I take all the cash out of my wallet and push it down deep inside one of my pants pockets. 

 

Go through the X ray machine and move away a bit, find somewhere a bit secluded, check nobody is looking and return the cash to my wallet.  If needed go into a toilet cubicle and return the cash to the wallet.

 

 

 

[CGW]

33 minutes ago, BEVUP said:

That about sums up half of them

Might not be the best paying but I'm sure it beats the labouring job back home in the sun

Yep, seems its easy to attain the title "security officer" these days!

[mercman24]

bloody hell, scanning luggage was too TOUGH for him, i wonder what sort of job he would like, that has got to be the most cushiest job going,

[webfact]

Suvarnabhumi airport ‘s baggage scanning worker arrested for stealing passenger’s cash

By Thai PBS

 

 

Police yesterday (Apr 3) arrested a baggage scanning worker for stealing 6,000 baht in cash from an 89-year-old American passenger on Wednesday night at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

 

The worker employed by a private company handling carry-on baggage security check at the airport was identified as Thanat.

 

The arrest came after the passenger lodged complaint with the airport’s security guards that his Thai currency banknotes amounted to 6,000 baht went missing from his baggage a few minutes after it went through the X-ray scanner at the departure lounge.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/suvarnabhumi-airport-s-baggage-scanning-worker-arrested-stealing-passengers-cash/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-04-04

[khwaibah]

Time to implement Sharia Law by cutting off the hand of the thief as nothing else has stopped this at BKK.

[George Bowman]

Pretty sharp old man. Hope I can be the same. Now, if memory serves me correct, the officials had said one more screw-up and everyone is gone.  Let's see...

 

 

Edited April 4, 2018 by missoura

[chuang]

Few months ago I was asked to even put my wallet for a security scan...at Chiangmai airport.. of course my eyes were glued at my belongings...

[Just1Voice]

Old habit I picked up a long time ago - All folding cash and credit cards go into right front pocket before sending billfold through x-ray.  

[DoctorG]

40 minutes ago, Just1Voice said:

Old habit I picked up a long time ago - All folding cash and credit cards go into right front pocket before sending billfold through x-ray.  

People decry the good old cargo pants but those large pockets can fit all sorts of non-metal items, including your cash.

[Cadbury]

There was an incident a few weeks back that prompted a statement by airport authorities notifying  the security companies to improve screening by security guards with warning that repeated thefts by its guards could result in losing their concession contract in the future.

Of course nothing will happen even after this latest incident. The security companies are safe in the knowledge their concession contracts would never be cancelled because of the related complex distribution lists. It was only a contrived warning intended to cover their own asses.

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, BEVUP said:

That about sums up half of them

Might not be the best paying but I'm sure it beats the labouring job back home in the sun

Couldn't even last a month

Needs a job at the supermarket, where he can hide in among the merchandise  pretending to be busy while actually  playing on his phone. 

No concept of 'hard work'... 

[Proboscis]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

It would seem over the past few months that several individuals have been involved. Nothing tarnishes the national reputation more than being ripped off at the airport. 

Being ripped off at the nation's largest airport is bad. But to be ripped off by the airport security personnel? ?

[Megasin1]

doesn't like working, a tea leaf, he should have definitely chosen a brown uniform

[Cyclone88]

3 hours ago, faraday said:

Don't be so quick to slag off Thailand about airport theft.

Heathrow, was known as 'Theifrow' for years.

Yes ,,, but and a big but,

this happened at security not at baggage handling.

A very big security issue

[Briggsy]

3 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

Months back I read a posting on a community webboard about this (not TV).

 

Now well out of sight, before approaching the x ray machines, I take all the cash out of my wallet and push it down deep inside one of my pants pockets. 

 

Go through the X ray machine and move away a bit, find somewhere a bit secluded, check nobody is looking and return the cash to my wallet.  If needed go into a toilet cubicle and return the cash to the wallet.

 

 

 

I have been doing that for years. Notes not coins.

 

They have been stealing banknotes out of hand luggage in the x-ray machine for years. I don't know about this case but in the past it was definitely organised and went up the chain to supervisor level.

[smew]

Work was too hard, how much easier can it get, I guess he wanted to sit on his behind and talk on mobile all day and order people around ... what a geek !

[Lupatria]

Scanning luggage was too TOUGH for him...

Well to a certain extend I would blame the Security Company for hiring a lazy guy who is obviously even after 6 month on the job too damn stupid to know that he is under CCTV.

I wouldn't hire a moron like him to be a doorman of a nail studio.

[NextStationBangkok]

May be this is not the first time he is doing it.

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He allegedly admitted that he wanted money to return to his home province as he found the work too tough.

Sheesh, if he had a job anymore relaxed he'd have to be horizontal to do it !

[dickjones2018]

" international standards " in thailand means nothing... even in hospitals