Taxi driver caught stealing passengers' bag at Suvarnabhumi

 

Image: Channel 7

 

Images showed the moment when a tricky taxi driver made off with a bag that a previous passenger had left on a trolley at Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

A man had been shown entering an orange cab with several bags but he forgot a small backpack left dangling on a trolley.

 

After a green and yellow cab came in its place and some passengers had loaded up their possessions a woman noticed the forgotten bag and handed it to a security guard.

 

However after a brief exchange of words the driver took the bag himself and left with his passengers. 

 

A 66 year old man reported the lost bag to the authorities on 7th August. It contained valuables worth 10,000 baht. 

 

Investigations led to Suradech or "Wally", 42, surrendering to police on August 22nd. 

 

All items were recovered and handed back to the owner. 

 

The driver was charged with theft from an airport.

 

He said that he had told the security guard that the bag had belonged to the other passenger. 

 

Source: Channel 7

 

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What a little weasel! Check his taxi meter, too, while you are at it!

A prize Wally

It does actually amaze me how many people leave / forget bags and things...but the theft cannot be condoned.

A dishonest cabbie in the news........
Wow, that's rare

What's that noise i hear you cry its a taxi roaring up to the the police station returning a sack of gold left on the back seat tomorrow ???? 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The driver was charged with theft from an airport.

So what does that mean, 500 baht to the police and back on shift?

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He said that he had told the security guard that the bag had belonged to the other passenger.

Welcome to the LOS & That was his reason for keeping it right.

Edited August 26, 20205 yr by 4MyEgo

2 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Welcome to the LOS & That was his reason for keeping it right.

Stealing by finding.

 Was this taxi-Somchai not afraid of maybe stealing a suitcase full of trillions of viruses? 

 

I mean, all Thais have to panic in these difficult times! He didn't show enough solidarity, IMO

No doubt he was planning to chase down the previous taxi to return the bag. 

Looks like next weeks news will be about honest cabbies returning millions of baht found on back seats