Hungarian Man Arrested in Pattaya for Breaking into Car & Stealing 1.5 Million Baht

[phetphet]

4 hours ago, madone said:

no.

 

 

I know. I read that in the original article. The point I was making is that he was likely equipped to commit crime. Not much other use for a thief to be carrying a signal jammer

[PoorSucker]

On 3/10/2025 at 8:05 AM, ronster said:

So he had 187,000 . Where is the rest of the money ? 🤔

Hmm, the police found 187.000, you wonder where the rest disappeared, lol. Ha ha ha.

[Harsh Jones]

On 3/8/2025 at 6:18 PM, BangkokReady said:

 

Poor woman.

The kinds of women who seek these guys out are just the same

 

Another bird sh** farang giving the white man a bad name

[richard_smith237]

On 3/9/2025 at 7:56 AM, henryford1958 said:

The thief must have seen the withdrawal. You wouldn't just smash any car window at random hoping to find 1.5 m

 

I'm honestly surprised we do not read of such news more often. 

 

Watch any Bank and we see people carrying large amounts out....

 

I myself have carried 3 Million Baht out of a Bank (car sale) and on numerous other occasions carried more than 1 Million Baht - as per the article, in a brown paper bag... 

 

I was somewhat paranoid and alert on each occasion ensuring I wasn't being 'watched'...  It wouldn't be too hard for criminals to watch the banks and see who's carrying out a 'brown envelope' thats all it takes.

 

The same with Weddings at large fancy hotels - Watch were the envelope money goes...  usually 3 or 4 boxes and a few Million Baht...  (left in someone's car or put in someones room and they go back to the party).

 

 

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

On 3/11/2025 at 8:34 AM, black tabby12345 said:

 

Salute to the good cops, for their swift efficient action.

 

 

Of course - there was 1.5 Million baht...     $$$ in their eyes !!!...   It it were a poor female Burmese labourer who'd been attacked, they would not have moved from their seats.

[richard_smith237]

On 3/9/2025 at 9:04 AM, KhunBENQ said:

Legit question.

"to deposit at another branch"?

There is feature named (electronic) transfer.

Maybe he is one of the "show me the money, is it still there" types 🤣

 

Nothing to do with that - sometimes there is no other option...

 

i.e. I sold my car a few years back (3 Million Baht)...   

 

The guy who purchased the car was unable to 'increase' his transfer limit to a 3rd Party Bank Account (different bank) to that amount. 

 

We went to the bank together asked then to make a 'direct transfer to my account' - but was told it would take a few days to 'actually transfer' (and in a car transfer I wasn't going to wait 3 days to receive funds).

 

So, the other guy withdrew the cash, we drove to my bank and paid in the cash into my account....  for those 5-10 mins between banks we were vulnerable. 

 

I can't recall why he didn't get a cashiers check made out - but for some reason that was not an option. 

 

 

 

 

[black tabby12345]

On 3/9/2025 at 4:40 AM, Woke to Sounds said:

Another tattooed tough guy!

 

Probably needed a pot fix and didn't have the cash.

 

Every time, a scumbag with tattoo victimizes the innocent, social stigma of the tattoo looks like strengthens.

In some countries, it was used as the Criminal ID(numbers of their offences were documented on their body as the inking under the skin).

 

I, myself, don't discriminate others just because they got it though.

Mostly because I have seen quite a few descents straight people with that.

[Kandinski]

On 3/10/2025 at 8:26 AM, cookie1974 said:

Another quality tourist

It's nowhere mentioned he's a tourist, he's status is an illegal immigrant

[erectem]

On 3/9/2025 at 8:13 AM, KhunBENQ said:

The unavoidable "insurance job". What kind of insurance is that?

Chai,  no insurance for "stupid"!

[erectem]

On 3/14/2025 at 12:36 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Nothing to do with that - sometimes there is no other option...

 

i.e. I sold my car a few years back (3 Million Baht)...   

 

The guy who purchased the car was unable to 'increase' his transfer limit to a 3rd Party Bank Account (different bank) to that amount. 

 

We went to the bank together asked then to make a 'direct transfer to my account' - but was told it would take a few days to 'actually transfer' (and in a car transfer I wasn't going to wait 3 days to receive funds).

 

So, the other guy withdrew the cash, we drove to my bank and paid in the cash into my account....  for those 5-10 mins between banks we were vulnerable. 

 

I can't recall why he didn't get a cashiers check made out - but for some reason that was not an option. 

 

Some banks..no transfers after 2 pm.  Or, if transfered on a Fri. aft. can't get  the funds  until Mon. And some buyers/sellers just want/have  cold cash .   Normal here.

 

 

 

 

[Boulderman]

At 57 years old he should've known better than to steal. What a loser.

[Kwausie]

Would have loved to have seen his face when they woke him up, he would have been in La La land dreaming how to spend all that cash that he thought he had got away with.

[bristolgeoff]

With that kind of money you don,t leave it in the car carry it or if he said he was going to put in the bank do it first.he got caught  now he is  found out as a overstayer with under 200k he will not get that back now and be on the plane once he pays the fine and ticket

[jacko45k]

On 3/14/2025 at 12:30 AM, PoorSucker said:

Hmm, the police found 187.000, you wonder where the rest disappeared, lol. Ha ha ha.

I suspect his first 6 months in jail will be a blur due to the after effects of a night out with 1.5 million to spend!

[PoorSucker]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I suspect his first 6 months in jail will be a blur due to the after effects of a night out with 1.5 million to spend!

So you don't think some higher ranking police got a new Mercedes?

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

So you don't think some higher ranking police got a new Mercedes?

For 1.5 mil....probably not.