Two Frenchmen and a Thai busted for stealing in Karon
Phuket Gazette


Light-fingered Frenchmen fingered for shoplifting. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar

PHUKET: Two Frenchmen and one Thai woman have been arrested after being caught stealing booze and snacks from a local chain of convenience stores in Karon.

The arrests followed reports of three people working together to shoplift at three different outlets of the Bamboo store franchise all on one day – Thursday.

Their modus operandi was to have one of them distract shop staff, while the other two lifted the merchandise.

Yesterday morning, one of the men visited one of the stores that he had allegedly been stealing from, and when the staff recognized him they notified the police.

The cops arrived swiftly and arrested Abdulharim Saad, 35, at the scene of his earlier crime. During questioning, Mr Saad confessed to shoplifting from two other Bamboo stores with the help of Moussa Keita, 19, and Thai national Choojai Traidecha, 26.

Soon after, the police took Mr Saad back to his hotel room at nearby Nanai Soi 8, where they arrested Ms Choojai. Later, Mr Moussa was arrested in another room in the same hotel, where he was hiding and trying to evade the police.

On being arrested, Mr Moussa claimed to be a player for “one of the most famous football clubs in Paris”. However, when the police scoured the internet to verify this claim, they could not find any mention of the “footballer”.

All three are being charged with theft. It is believed that Mr Moussa won't face any charges for lying about his occupation.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Two-Frenchmen-and-a-Thai-busted-for-stealing-in-Karon-22132.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-08-31

French man Abdoula, Moussa, and maybe Jean -Claude.......better they stay in their ghetto in France.

The pointing fingers indicate guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt......

More conclusive than any trial by jury!

Lock them up!!

Wow...nice bit of finger pointing there

French man Abdoula, Moussa, and maybe Jean -Claude.......better they stay in their ghetto in France.

One of them is apparently a pro football player. So good enough for your country to accept them if it suits, but not good enough anymore now.

Just expel them and let France sort it out.

Why weren't they challenged by staff at the time of the theft? Just asking like.

Why weren't they challenged by staff at the time of the theft?  Just asking like.  

You plonker! The staff didn't know at the time, they were distracted,...most shoplifters don't tend to announce what they are about to do

Sent from my GT-I8160

Why weren't they challenged by staff at the time of the theft? Just asking like.

You plonker! The staff didn't know at the time, they were distracted,...most shoplifters don't tend to announce what they are about to do

Sent from my GT-I8160

The story doesn't mention anything about CCTV. If the staff didn't witness the theft, due to being distracted, what evidence is there????

"he was hiding and trying to evade the police" - is the only thing that suggests guilt, but given the scruffy looking plain clothes police here, if they came to my apartment, I'd probably try to escape as well. Who knows who they really are.

You w*nker!

Why weren't they challenged by staff at the time of the theft? Just asking like.

You plonker! The staff didn't know at the time, they were distracted,...most shoplifters don't tend to announce what they are about to do

Sent from my GT-I8160

The story doesn't mention anything about CCTV. If the staff didn't witness the theft, due to being distracted, what evidence is there????

"he was hiding and trying to evade the police" - is the only thing that suggests guilt, but given the scruffy looking plain clothes police here, if they came to my apartment, I'd probably try to escape as well. Who knows who they really are.

You w*nker!

Their theft was seen by CCTV, that's why they were arrested.

Why weren't they challenged by staff at the time of the theft? Just asking like.

You plonker! The staff didn't know at the time, they were distracted,...most shoplifters don't tend to announce what they are about to do

Sent from my GT-I8160

The story doesn't mention anything about CCTV. If the staff didn't witness the theft, due to being distracted, what evidence is there????

"he was hiding and trying to evade the police" - is the only thing that suggests guilt, but given the scruffy looking plain clothes police here, if they came to my apartment, I'd probably try to escape as well. Who knows who they really are.

You w*nker!

Their theft was seen by CCTV, that's why they were arrested.

Source????

Disregard previous posts.

There is now a CCTV photo on the PG website.

Case closed.

We have some big time thieves on Phuket these days. An Italian stealing 100 baht from a donation box and French stealing snacks. :)

numbskulls..

Remember fellas, if you're not into getting fingered keep your hands in your own pockets!

We've waited days for a decent point. Now we get one en masse.

He said that he played for a famous French footy team.

If the amount of Africans which I've met all played for Muangthong Thani, like they've said they did, Muangthong would have a very large side..

The "footballer" is obviously bullshitting. If he was a pro he would be playing right now, as the season just started, and would not need to shoplift a few bottles. The only result google is showing where a Moussa Keita is playing, is from an amateur club in the subburbs.

As for the unfrench sounding names, people have to realise that there are more than 5 millions african immigrants in France, most of them 2nd generation born there.

There was recently a documentary on french TV about the holidays of those ghetto guys in Pattaya, mostly attracted by the shady nightlife and muay thai training camps. It had great audience, so be prepared to see more of those quality tourists coming in Thailand.

He said that he played for a famous French footy team.

If the amount of Africans which I've met all played for Muangthong Thani, like they've said they did, Muangthong would have a very large side..

I believe they do have a rather large side/club. Something to do with visas I believe. :)

We've waited days for a decent point. Now we get one en masse.

That is a serious point photo. as if some one has been spying on TV,now they are hamming it up for us...

Why am I getting the impression the girls are pointing at the black guys groin, especially the one at the back.

"PC Somchai, give me 10 minutes alone with him and we'll let him off "

French are you sure???

France is such a welcoming country!!!!

aaaahhh... !!! There it is - the fingerpointing - we are back to normality

Looks like the Frenchies will have to learn how to steal from fellow inmates over the coming few months or years...

...oops, almost forgot to post my question. Hhhhm, there is that "French kissing" thing, right? Even songs have been written over this, but is there something like "French pointing"?

French are you sure???

Most likely of Algerian descent.

I would like to see the 'point' look, something, like this:

Thanks Thailand

Interesting that people here get confused by African-French but never by African-American, African-American, American-Italian etc.

These guys could be anything from 1st to 4th generation French. But definitely 100% lowlife.

Why am I getting the impression the girls are pointing at the black guys groin, especially the one at the back.

Could it be because it is vicariously fulfilling one of your fantasies?

French man Abdoula, Moussa, and maybe Jean -Claude.......better they stay in their ghetto in France.

That seems to be the repercussion of fromerly having colonies in every backyard of the world

French man Abdoula, Moussa, and maybe Jean -Claude.......better they stay in their ghetto in France.

That seems to be the repercussion of fromerly having colonies in every backyard of the world

French too should have picked their own cotton!

That is why criminals cell phones and computers are useful in getting co-conspirators and new criminal cases. Watch out for more of these small team operations in fraud and theft.

Hello,

fed up to make an amalgam with true French and one that has the nationality.

We are discredited in compared with those whose origins are Arabs