Forgotten ID Card Leads Police to Pattaya Gold Robbery Suspect

Forgotten ID Card Leads Police to Pattaya Gold Robbery Suspect

A 34-year-old Thai man was arrested after allegedly robbing a Pattaya gold shop and accidentally dropping his identification card while fleeing. Police say he entered the shop inside a northern Pattaya shopping centre, asked to try on a necklace and then threatened staff before escaping with jewellery worth more than 130,000 baht. The forgotten ID allowed investigators to identify him and trace him to a rented room in East Pattaya. The suspect admitted selling the necklace for 117,000 baht and said he used much of the money to repay mounting debts. He told officers that gambling losses and financial pressure linked to his sister’s alleged mule-account case contributed to the robbery, and he now faces a charge under Section 336.