Chaturong Bhumlamnao was arrested in Thai Mueang District, Phang Nga, yesterday (Sept 20). Photo: Wichit Police

 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A Phang Nga man has been arrested and brought to Phuket to face charges for stealing telephone and communications cables across the island and selling them for scrap near his home in Thai Muang District in Phang Nga.

 

Chaturong Bhumlamnao was arrested at a house in Moo 6, in Tambon Lampi, Thai Mueang District, at 1:15pm yesterday (Sept 20), police reported.

 

Present to make the arrest were officers from the Wichit Police and the Crime Suppression Region 5 branch, as well as representatives of TOT public company limited.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/telephone-cable-thief-arrested-81468.php

 

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He probably needed the money for eye surgery

Theft has increased all over Thailand with nothing being safe from being stolen and sold onwards.  People need money but this Government has not done much to help the lower rung of society.  Yet today the BOT is asking the Government to borrow another Trillion Baht to help the economy.  The problem is where will that money go as we see from the past so little gets handed downward.

4 hours ago, tonray said:

He probably needed the money for eye surgery

Proof positive that pulling your wire does make you blind.....

Comms cable...gees...couldn't he find a decent size bit of copper cable anywhere........ 

Try stripping comms for "clean copper" ...????

6 hours ago, tonray said:

He probably needed the money for eye surgery

And a face mask.