Police in Bangkok Warn of Pickpockets at Popular Markets

[webfact]

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Bangkok – Police in Bangkok visited the Chatuchak Market this past weekend to ensure tourist safety after many tourists reported that items were stolen from their bags by clever pickpockets.

 

The Bangsue Police led by Police Chief Colonel Puwadon Ounpoe over the past weekend inspected the famous Chatuchak Market. Colonel Puwadon told TPN media that the inspection came after recently there had been many reports of thieves stealing from tourists’ bags by cutting them loose or pickpocketing while the tourists were shopping in the market and nearby, especially foreign tourists.

 

More than a hundred thousand Thai and foreign tourists visited the market last week alone, noted the Bangkok Police. 

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/03/27/police-in-bangkok-warn-of-pickpockets-at-popular-markets/

 

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[2baht]

If I were subject to an oppressive 300 baht per day, while the corrupt plunder the country, I may revert to picking pockets too! ????

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police in Bangkok visited the Chatuchak Market this past weekend to ensure tourist safety after many tourists reported that items were stolen from their bags by clever pickpockets.

Pickpockets the scourge of any crowded areas worldwide.

[bkk6060]

On the other hand,  people seem kind of ignorant to not take proper precautions to avoid being a victim of these crimes.