"Big Farang" steals taxi from Krabi airport - nabbed when he stops for a soda and hides in the toilet

[webfact]

Sanook Thai Caption: Farang steals a taxi

 

Huai Yot police in Trang, southern Thailand, were contacted by their counterparts in Nuea Klong, Krabi after a foreigner stole a taxi from Krabi International Airport.

 

He took off along Petchkasem Road in the yellow and blue cab with Krabi plates.

 

He stopped to buy a soda at a roadside grocer's in Ban Khao Kop.

 

On seeing the police the 180-190 cm tall man - called a 'big farang by the media - ran into the female grocer's toilet and refused to come out. 

 

He was persuaded to give himself up as local police prepared to send him back to Krabi to face the music.

 

Trang police said he is a Norwegian.

 

He was largely incoherent but the police managed to find out that he had taken a bus from Bangkok to Krabi then had gone to the airport to try and get a bus back to the Thai capital, reported Sanook. 

 

He wouldn't cooperate and kept on saying "mai, mai" (no,no).

 

The taxi was damaged.

 

Suthep, the taxi driver and owner of the cab, said that he does runs from the international terminal and that the man had run up wanting a lift to the bus station. 

 

He was told that the driver already had a farang customer but the Norwegian asked to share the ride.

 

While the driver was putting bags in the trunk the man jumped in the driver's seat and drove off nearly injuring him in the process.

 

Before his arrest he had sideswiped a motorcycle and a car causing damage to the cab. 
 

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[JoePai]

555 love it

[Will B Good]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

On seeing the police the 180-190 cm tall man - called a 'big farang by the media - ran into the female grocer's toilet and refused to come out. 

Wel'ard.

[steven100]

haha .....  only in Thailand.  What a tossa 

[OneMoreFarang]

I think we should let the taxi drivers punish this one. Win/win.

[Bluespunk]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

He was largely incoherent

Quelle Surprise

[ThailandRyan]

What happened to the already seated passenger in the rear?

[petermik]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

What happened to the already seated passenger in the rear?

He was made to pay his fare and get out.........????

[Artisi]

5 minutes ago, petermik said:

He was made to pay his fare and get out.........????

Did he also give a tip? 

[ThailandRyan]

8 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Did he also give a tip? 

Only if he was a leper did he leave the tip....

[ukrules]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

What happened to the already seated passenger in the rear?

Perhaps he dropped the passenger off at the destination before proceeding to Bangkok ????

[richard_smith237]

I can’t believe we haven’t yet read the inevitable responses of....   "deport him, he gives all us Farangs a bad name”... 

 

 

The passenger was reported as saying...  “First time I’ve seen the meter used” !!! 

 

 

[deesquared]

Get er' done!

[khunpa]

Reading this, I just realized how boring my life is…

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Only if he was a leper did he leave the tip....

Subtle ????

[Rhys]

Under the influence of X

[jmccarty]

Looks like she was about to give birth so justifiable!  

[Orinoco]

Headline should be.

Pregnant Falang man, steals tax. 

 

 

[ezzra]

This could make an episode on "stranger things" i'm sure...

[Orinoco]

1 minute ago, jmccarty said:

Looks like she was about to give birth so justifiable!  

Beat me to it !!!!!!!!  

[nobodysfriend]

 

Looks like he tried to steal a Thai policeman as well ...

[cheapcanuck]

Figured he could get a free ride.

[khunpa]

Thank Buddha, he is wearing a mask!

[IamNoone88]

Yet another quality tourist ...

[ChrisKC]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

What happened to the already seated passenger in the rear?

He had a little adventure he wasn't expecting

[khunpa]

17 minutes ago, IamNoone88 said:

Yet another quality tourist ...

Probably here to get the THB 40 mill. investment visa ????

[Catoni]

Maybe good for a stretch in a Thai prison behind bars.  Big fine, kicked out of Thailand and never allowed back in. 
  Don’t need criminals. 

[tandor]

4 hours ago, JoePai said:

555 love it

another free ride back to the airport coming up.

[tomazbodner]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

I can’t believe we haven’t yet read the inevitable responses of....   "deport him, he gives all us Farangs a bad name”... 

 

 

The passenger was reported as saying...  “First time I’ve seen the meter used” !!! 

 

 

Wait no more!

 

9 minutes ago, Catoni said:

Maybe good for a stretch in a Thai prison behind bars.  Big fine, kicked out of Thailand and never allowed back in. 
  Don’t need criminals. 

 

[mikeymike100]

"He was largely incoherent"

Norwegians usually are? ????