Pattaya police arrested a man on 1 November on suspicion of more than 10 bag snatches, with foreign tourists among the victims.
The thefts hit beer bars and roadside shops. A 70-year-old Belgian man reported losing a bag on 26 October with 2,000 baht and a phone worth about 40,000 baht, and identified the suspect at the station. Another tourist lost a phone and cash worth more than 60,000 baht in total.
Officers stopped him near Central Pattaya at about 6:19pm and recovered shoulder bags, bank cards and 150 Norwegian kroner (about 540 baht). He was charged with snatching property using a vehicle. Police said he refused to answer questions at first, then, police said, admitted the thefts after victims identified him.
