Welcome to Thailand
It ain’t all the land of smiles.
Photo: Pattaya Daily News
This 52 year-old guy picked up a girl on Beach Road, took her back to his hotel for some Ugandan discussions, and then they returned to the beach for a sit and a beer. Four brave Thai guys then arrive, beat him up, and steal all his possessions. They then take off, taking the girl with them.
Amongst the stolen items was a pile of Euro notes. The police alert moneychangers around town to be watching out for large sums of Euros being exchanged. Sure enough, Joe Kompoon, being stupid as well as a coward, presents himself at a money changer the next day with 500 Euros and is now in custody, and the police now have the names of the rest of the gang.
Be careful out there; especially in Beach Road at 0200.
July 19th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
PDN also reports that the victim is French, so it’s not really something to be that concerned about.
July 19th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
That’s a relief, I was actually starting to feel sorry for the man. After all, it is entirely sensible to hang around an area frequented by prostitutes and drug dealers at 2 o’clock in the morning with 5,000 Euros in cash in your pocket.