"Go directly to jail" - Big Joke ends Algerian pickpocket's game

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"Go directly to jail" - Big Joke ends Algerian pickpocket's game

 

Picture: Thai Tourist Police Bureau

 

The Tourist Police Bureau website released pictures of their star man - Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal - after he caught up with an Algerian pickpocket.

 

There was no contest - the cops finally had their man and he would not be passing "Go" on his way to jail.

 

 

Surachet - the deputy tourist police commissioner known in the Thai media as Big Joke - has been monopolizing the news recently with his "top hat" crime busting.

 

After orders came down from his chief Pol Lt Gen Sakhorn Thongmanee that they needed to get the pickpocket preying on tourists on the BTS, Airport Link and bus stations in Bangkok, BJ and his minions swung into action.

 

Soon in irons was 57 year old Abdelaziz Dahane from Algeria. In a latest theft he had "rolled the dice" and picked the pocket of a Hong Kong tourist getting 12,400 baht's worth in Thai and Hong Kong currency.

 

But this was one "chance" too many and resulted in his arrest after he landed on a railway station. 

 

The suspect had made 12 trips to Thailand and the police are in no doubt that the thief was always in town stealing to add to his personal "community chest".

 

The TPB said that he had used three different passports to enter Thailand over the last 4 years.

 

He has been charged with theft and the game is now up.

 

Source: Thai Tourist Police Bureau

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-08-03

[darksidedog]

With all the monopoly words being  used, I wonder how much the "Get out of Jail free" card is going to cost?

[baboon]

Fair play to police for catching the thieving toe-rag, but is this really a story of national importance?

[gaff]

Surprised that he is not French ?

 

 

[canopy]

5 hours ago, baboon said:

is this really a story of national importance?

Yes. There is nothing worse than scams that go on year after year and nothing is done. This is great news these scumbags are being rooted out. A+

 

[ratcatcher]

1 hour ago, gaff said:

Surprised that he is not French ?

He's not French because he's from Algeria and has an Algerian passport.?

[YTP]

Not surprising considering the number of zombies hunched over, faces buried into their smartphones nowadays.

 

[HerbalEd]

7 hours ago, baboon said:

Fair play to police for catching the thieving toe-rag, but is this really a story of national importance?

Who -- besides you -- says that every story here has to be "of national importance"?

[baboon]

10 minutes ago, HerbalEd said:

Who -- besides you -- says that every story here has to be "of national importance"?

Anyone who wishes to.

[sammieuk1]

BJ should be give special powers to give every 10th criminal he catches a good kicking especially pickpockets just to keep him sharp?

[overherebc]

Why not give the Cop ( BJ ) a break.

At least a good few scammers, con' merchants etc are being rounded up.

A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.

If the news filters down it just might make some decide not to come here and try the same. That is not a lose situation.

[Chris Lawrence]

Political aspirations?

[coulson]

......and don't stop at GO GO

[TumblinDice]

How do you get three different passports in 4 years?

Lock this POS up in shackles for a decade or two.

I can't stand thieves, liars & b****es

[balo]

5 hours ago, TumblinDice said:

How do you get three different passports in 4 years?

Algerian passports are probably easier to fake .