Thieves Had Forged Cash From The Bank

[Buff-horns]

Thai thieves hit by karma...

December 27 2005 at 10:01AM

Bangkok, Thailand - Three teenage robbers in Thailand have been arrested after a sharp-eyed street vendor noticed they were trying to spend fake money - that had been stolen from a bank - police said.

The two 15-year-old boys and a 16-year-old girl broke into the Siam Commercial Bank in the seaside resort of Pattaya early Monday, making off with a bundle of notes and mobile telephones, said police Major Sutham Chaosithong.

But the teens' haul also included a stack of fake bank notes, Sutham said.

Branch manager Kitiphol Kramwong said the bank had detected 30 fake notes in the past week, marked them as such, and left them in an easy-to-access drawer - which robbers had pilfered. It was not clear whether they realised they had stolen fake money.

While police were inspecting the scene of the crime, they were told that vendors at a nearby market had caught the three teenagers trying to buy goods with forged money, Sutham said Tuesday.

The young suspects have since been detained at a social welfare detention centre pending a juvenile court ruling on the case, he said.

Pattaya, 110km south-east of Bangkok, is a beach town popular with Thai and foreign tourists. - Sapa-AP

[thaiflyer1]

According to Pattaya People News they were arrested in the bank itself.............someone had seen them breaking in through a back door and phoned the BIB.........BIB entered through the same door and caught them..

More accurate reporting .

[penzman]

I can't wait to see TNA's version...