Pattaya, September 29 [PATTAYA ONE NEWS] : On Monday Evening at the Pattaya Tourist Police Station a press conference was held to announce the arrest of a Russian National accused of using a fake credit card to obtain cash at a foreign exchange booth in Naklua. Mr. Ivan Azhimov aged 21, who confirmed the credit cards were produced by his Russian friend, is believed to have presented a Unibank Visa Card to the teller at a Siam Commercial Bank Exchange Counter located in front of Soi 29/1 on the Naklua Road. He had asked to purchase 30,000 Baht’s worth of currency; however the card appeared to be invalid. The Tourist Police were called and detained the man pending a search which uncovered a further two Credit Cards issued by Bank Avangard in the name of the suspect. Further investigations into Mr. Azhimov revealed he had been previously arrested in Pattaya relating to the alleged use of counterfeit credit cards. He was taken to Pattaya Police Station where he was charged with credit card fraud.

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http://www.pattayaone.net/news/2009/septem...9_09_52_3.shtml

Pattaya, September 29 [PATTAYA ONE NEWS] : On Monday Evening at the Pattaya Tourist Police Station a press conference was held to announce the arrest of a Russian National accused of using a fake credit card to obtain cash at a foreign exchange booth in Naklua. Mr. Ivan Azhimov aged 21, who confirmed the credit cards were produced by his Russian friend, is believed to have presented a Unibank Visa Card to the teller at a Siam Commercial Bank Exchange Counter located in front of Soi 29/1 on the Naklua Road. He had asked to purchase 30,000 Baht’s worth of currency; however the card appeared to be invalid. The Tourist Police were called and detained the man pending a search which uncovered a further two Credit Cards issued by Bank Avangard in the name of the suspect. Further investigations into Mr. Azhimov revealed he had been previously arrested in Pattaya relating to the alleged use of counterfeit credit cards. He was taken to Pattaya Police Station where he was charged with credit card fraud.

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http://www.pattayaone.net/news/2009/septem...9_09_52_3.shtml

Rephrase the heading - Tourist police with fake credit cards???? Why arrest a Russian if the police possessed the cards - another case of passing the buck??!!