A serial cable thief was arrested last night by the Pattaya highway police. He admitted to selling the stolen state wires and spending the proceeds on online gambling and drugs.

 

The arrest took place about 8 PM on October 19th on Highway 7 (Pattaya – Map Ta Phut) at kilometer marker 6+800, heading towards Pattaya. The suspect, identified by police as Mr. Sumet Akkaudom, 34, was caught red-handed while cutting and pulling cables from a cable storage tube belonging to the Department of Highways.

 

Highway police found cables, cutting tools, and a car in Mr. Sumet’s possession. The Thai suspect confessed to his action, saying he had committed the act three to four times before. The money he earned from this illicit activity was used for buying illegal drugs and online gambling.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: The Pattaya News 2023-10-20

 

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14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

saying he had committed the act three to four hundred times before.

 

Will Mr Sumet Akkaudom be  changing his name to Cable Guy

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A serial cable thief was arrested last night by the Pattaya highway police. He admitted to selling the stolen state wires and spending the proceeds on online gambling and drugs.

Another waste of fresh air.

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The money he earned from this illicit activity was used for buying illegal drugs and online gambling.

The usual reasons here for most robberies.

When did highway cops start dressing like that?

I reckon he has 65baht worth of cable!

Where/to whom does he sell the cable?  This is how people get electrocuted.

I have an old serial cable he can get for free.