Expat Frenchman arrested for ATM fraud, marijuana

[Lite Beer]

Expat Frenchman arrested for ATM fraud, marijuana
Phuket Gazette -

Police followed Mr Naci and arrested him in a Patong parking lot. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: Acting on a tip from a bank, police yesterday arrested an expat Frenchman with counterfeit ATM cards and a stash of marijuana.

Jawad Naci, 32, was caught after Siam Commercial Bank in Bangkok called Phuket police to say a counterfeit electronic card had been used at an ATM in Srisoonthorn, in central Phuket.

Police went to the ATM in question, obtained CCTV images and were able to get Mr Naci’s name and address from Phuket Immigration, said Police Region 8 Commander Panya Mamen.

Officers found Mr Naci at the nearby Tawan Place Village housing estate in Srisoonthorn, followed him to Patong, and arrested him in a parking lot there at 3pm.

“We took him back to his house, where we found 71 counterfeit electronic cards and 106.08 grams of marijuana,” said Gen Panya. “He confessed to everything.”

Mr Naci was charged with possession of a Category 5 drug and ATM fraud.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Expat-Frenchman-arrested-ATM-fraud-marijuana/29541#ad-image-0

-- Phuket Gazette 2014-05-24

[terryp]

what police are these ? military? PINK HANDCUFFS

Edited May 24, 2014 by terryp

[llz]

"Frenchman" would be better written with brackets, this kind of thug puts all of us to shame.

[Shot]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

[shirtless]

He is a new French man now immigrating to Thailand on a rather permanent basis. Look on the bright side free rent and board. Sorry no ocean views.

[GuyL]

Once again: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/706155-video-report-alleged-french-atm-scammers-caught-bribing-phuket-police/page-2#entry7473023

[Suradit69]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

[PaullyW]

Are we sure he's an "expat"?

[Andre0720]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

Not quite sure what a French citizen looks like.

But by the sound of this guy's name, he might not be welcome any more in the home country of the French people who have a name with a French resonance.

[ggt]

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They were originally designed...with "Lady-boys" in mind...

[attento]

"Frenchman" would be better written with brackets, this kind of thug puts all of us to shame.

EXACTLY ! Thai ppl will think all "farang cet" are the same, also belgian, swiss...and I'm fed up to note that every time a "French national" gets arrested in some kind of scamm, it has an arab (algerian or morrocan) name ! But never François Dupont for example...

And after looking at the other pics in the newspaper article, I have to note he really looks likes another immigrant from noth africa....

Also, not very clever to ask a transaction of 1 MILLION baht at an ATM !!...;-)

A thief is a thief, whatever his nationality or racial origins. The important words in this article, are "suspected thief is detained". He was not detained because he was French or whatever.

[cedel]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

Not quite sure what a French citizen looks like.

But by the sound of this guy's name, he might not be welcome any more in the home country of the French people who have a name with a French resonance.

Here is what a typical French look like hahaha ;-)

Edited May 24, 2014 by cedel

[gegedethailande]

He is french from Algeria

[thaicookingchef]

Jawad is the new name fror Francois ? What a great typical French name !

[GuyL]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

Well he used to look like a Norman but due to a cock up in planning he now looks like a Muslim.

You mean that he looks like Franck Ribéry? Yes, he's a Muslim (by the way, a Muslim is not a member of a specific ethnic group, but an adherent of a religion).

And one more time: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704797-french-tourist-threatens-phuket-shop-assistant-with-scissors/#entry7446921

[ritoyenne]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

Not quite sure what a French citizen looks like.

But by the sound of this guy's name, he might not be welcome any more in the home country of the French people who have a name with a French resonance.

In France we have a long history with north africa countries. Algeria (with other countries in Africa) was one of the french old colonies, and thus we have a lot of immigration from Africa. It makes laugh also when I read "mister frenchman Jawad Naci" but hey ! he is as french as me. And he was not arrested upon that anyway, but because he was a scammer.

Sorry about that by the way, I also read a lot of news about french scammers here -- we are not all scammers

[somchaismith]

The word expat has taken on a new meaning in Thailand - seems to mean any foreigner who stays in Thailand over a week is branded with that name.

Long gone are the days when the name really carried some meaning.

Edited May 24, 2014 by somchaismith

[jimbeam1]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

He looks to me very much like a Frenchman, with his head covered.

jb1

[mesquite]

what police are these ? military? PINK HANDCUFFS

It's the new "kinder, gentler" military, following the US model.

[Dogmatix]

Not a good time for any common criminal to get arrested in Thailand.

[cedel]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

He looks to me very much like a Frenchman, with his head covered.

jb1

you should look at the other pictures in the newspaper if u click on the link...c'est édifiant !

[cedel]

what police are these ? military? PINK HANDCUFFS

He made a mistake in the morning when leaving home, he took accidentally the handcuffs toy of his wife...that the couple use for naughty games lol...

[onthemoon]

The word expat has taken on a new meaning in Thailand - seems to mean any foreigner who stays in Thailand over a week is branded with that name.

Long gone are the days when the name really carried some meaning.

An expat - by definition - is a person who works and pays taxes (!) in a country other than his home country.

The OP is not clear whether this is the case.

[onthemoon]

what police are these ? military? PINK HANDCUFFS

These were police doing a good job. I do not understand your comment.

[jimbeam1]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

He looks to me very much like a Frenchman, with his head covered.

jb1

you should look at the other pictures in the newspaper if u click on the link...c'est édifiant !

Ah I see what you mean. He looks about as french as Patrice Evra. Or as English as Monty Panasar.

jb1

[kiniyow]

This would make any man's winkie shrink---Look for yourself

[somchaismith]

The word expat has taken on a new meaning in Thailand - seems to mean any foreigner who stays in Thailand over a week is branded with that name.

Long gone are the days when the name really carried some meaning.

An expat - by definition - is a person who works and pays taxes (!) in a country other than his home country.

The OP is not clear whether this is the case.

I reiterate - the definition has become perverted, in Thailand, any Tom, Dick or Harry foreigner, who's been here a week, is known as an expat, whether they be working or not.

[kevinc]

Hmmmmmmm. He looks about as French as French dressing.

And exactly what does a French citizen, aka a Frenchman, look like?

Welcome to the 21st century by the way.

Like this

[joshstiles]

....so there are no thai's running marijuana or doing atm bank card fraud or for that matter committing any crimes that are as news worthy as this lame-ass story?????? Seriously....give me a break.

[Benmart]

what police are these ? military? PINK HANDCUFFS

Pink handcuffs are not uncommon back home. They stand out and don't get mixed up with other agencies when transferring prisoners. If you have ever been to a jail or prison and tried to retrieve your handcuffs from a pile, it's difficult to do.