Krathom peddling, foreigner-targeting bus gang apprehended

Phuket Gazette

 

          

Police recovered Mr Balabander’s stolen wallet. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHANG NGA: Police detained three men yesterday accused of robbing a Belgian tourist aboard a Phuket-bound bus.

Peter De Balabander boarded the bus in Surat Thani and said he had asked bus staff to load his bags, but after arriving at Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani and hailing a taxi to his rented bungalow, he realized that he couldn’t find his wallet.

Mr Balabander told Banroong Chanbamrrong, his taxi driver, about his predicament. Together, they followed the bus until it reached Baan Hin Dan checkpoint in Takuapa District, Phang Nga.

“We stopped the bus at the police control checkpoint in Phang Nga,” said Lt Col Chotipong Ketsarin of Taladyai Police. “Mr Balabander had asked us for help to locate his wallet.”

 

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A good story for once! :-)

He keeps his wallet in a bag and not on his person?

Great work by the taxi guy, let us hear it for this guy.

Persistence and good police work, well done.

Bet the driver keeps his job.lol

Can a bus driver get an inactive post??