An owner of a fuel dispenser in Koh Lanta, Krabi, is searching for two foreign men who left without paying for fuel on March 5. Sirilak Kasikun, the owner, shared CCTV footage on the Koh Lanta Jobs Facebook group to seek assistance in identifying the culprits. The men reportedly helped themselves to the fuel before riding away without paying.

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Sirilak explained to ThaiRath that the men inquired about the fuel prices but seemed to change their minds, claiming they would buy bottled fuel elsewhere. She mentioned that one man engaged her in conversation, which she believes was a distraction while the other refueled their motorcycle. The incident was only discovered after the men had already left.

Similar fuel thefts have occurred across Thailand. In March last year, a man in Khon Kaen drove off without paying, and another incident in December 2024 involved a man fleeing a petrol station in Bangkok with a fuel nozzle still attached. Police were able to identify and arrest him the same day due to a left-behind membership card.

In a separate December 2024 incident, a Thai taxi driver was arrested after a high-speed chase following a fuel theft. The pursuit ended after the taxi collided with a truck and a police vehicle, injuring the truck driver. Another case involved a half-Thai, half-Italian man who left a petrol station without paying but was later apprehended.

Authorities are now investigating the latest incident and urging the public to help identify the suspects involved in the Krabi theft, reported The Thaiger.

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Similar fuel thefts.....wow like how much did they manage to squeeze into a motorbike tank, 4 litres, maybe 5? The Great Siamese Fuel pillage of 2026.

8 minutes ago, Vlada Floric said:

Similar fuel thefts.....wow like how much did they manage to squeeze into a motorbike tank, 4 litres, maybe 5? The Great Siamese Fuel pillage of 2026.

My thoughts as well- such a petty nasty theft

Looks like they got more on the floor than in the fuel tank

Cheap trash tourists. Thailand welcomes cheapos for some reason.

I put my money on Benidorm Brits.

3 hours ago, Vlada Floric said:

Similar fuel thefts.....wow like how much did they manage to squeeze into a motorbike tank, 4 litres, maybe 5? The Great Siamese Fuel pillage of 2026.

Enough to cover the cost of another chitty tattoo?

Not every shirtless tattooed monkey is a criminal, but a majority of criminals are shirtless, tattooed chitbags.

found and deport thel easy answer

2 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

I put my money on Benidorm Brits.

whats a Benidorm?

how much is that fuel worth?

does it make sense to get risk getting kicked out of Thailand and banned permanently for 100 baht of fuel?

completely ridiculous.

3 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

Cheap trash tourists. Thailand welcomes cheapos for some reason.

I put my money on Benidorm Brits.

Why doesn't this git and others who make similar posts get banned.

21 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

Why doesn't this git and others who make similar posts get banned.

Because only white people can be racist.

No idea of his racial or ethnic profile, just seems a total gobshyte.

Such scumbags give a bad image of all foreigners in Thailand.

They should be easy to find, Lanta is not that big and it's not like they are riding that scooter to Surat Thani.

I find it hilarious that one poster has it out for Brits.

As far as those cheap charlies, deport and ban.

21 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

Cheap trash tourists. Thailand welcomes cheapos for some reason.

I put my money on Benidorm Brits.

That's not like you!😅😅

18 hours ago, Airalee said:

Because only white people can be racist.

He's a proper t!t😏

You know I think the most common word used to be "f..ck". Now with all so called wonderful multi cultures and I use the word,"wonderful" loosely, I believe it's now the word "racist" which is the most common.

For example, many Australians and me included, want to cut down the amount of immigrants we take. Last year we took 1/2 million which is bull. It's way too high but as soon as we say reduce it the opponents then call us "racists". It's not being a racist as our infrastructure etc cannot handle that number. in such a short period plus we cannot pull extra homes for these people to live in from our a.r.s.e.

I think we have to come up with a new definition for petty theft how about "mindlessly dumb imbecilic high risk theft"?

Maybe they got away with 150 or 200 baht worth of gas, and in exchange they potentially jeopardized their ability to ever return to Thailand once they're thrown out? Where does such mindlessness and such an extreme lack of consciousness come from?

On 3/7/2026 at 11:25 AM, Vlada Floric said:

Similar fuel thefts.....wow like how much did they manage to squeeze into a motorbike tank, 4 litres, maybe 5? The Great Siamese Fuel pillage of 2026.

Stealing one litre or one ton of fuel is still a THEFT...

"Top quality" Western tourists, as asked for by many who post here.

Say what you will about the Indians/ Chinese and others similarly vilified here, at least they are rarely accused of these and other worse crimes like pedophilia etc

On 3/7/2026 at 5:27 PM, Airalee said:

Because only white people can be racist.

To be fair we’ve seen some awful behaviour and headlines from British visitors of late. You had the slashing knife today, guy fighting with police man yesterday, another guy who knocks himself out on a van …. all British guys.

They are really spoiling the place which is already suffering from bad behaviour

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