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The three accused, awaiting questions,  appear partied out today

UPDATE Phuket Tourists Shoplift Alcohol, Snacks for Patong Beach Party

Friday, August 30, 2013
UPDATING All Day, Every Day

Confessed Phuket shoplifter Moussa Keita is on the playing list for Paris Football Club in france's Division Two, it has been revealed.

Original Report

PHUKET: Two men on French passports and a Thai woman have been arrested after a substantial quantity of alcohol was stolen from Phuket stores overnight.

Arrested and charged were Moussa Keita, 19, Abdelhalim Saad, 35, and Choojai Taidecha, 26.

Security camera footage from the Bamboo Mart in Karon showed Khun Choojai in conversation with a cashier while the two men endeavored to walk out of the store with as much alcohol as they could carry.

Snacks and sweets were also shoplifted from a nearby 7-Eleven store, officers said at Karon Police Station today.

The three took the alcohol and goods to Patong early today where they shared their bountry with others.

Mr Saad and Khun Choojai were arrested at 2am. Mr Keita's arrest came about 10am today.

The two men arrived on August 19 and were entitled to stay until September 8.

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Is it not 2 years in jail for theft at night?

Posted by Fisety Farang on August 30, 2013 16:45

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French ah ah ah...........

Posted by Anonymous on August 30, 2013 17:24

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I hope you are right Fisety Farang.

Posted by Richard on August 30, 2013 17:38

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Unfortunately, Thailand and France have some shared points such as unwanted foreigners and refugees from over the world.

Posted by Whistle-Blower on August 30, 2013 17:53

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@Whistleblower

About France (same for UK), you forgot that those "foreigners" is a payoff for colonial policies in the past... - so they are very same part of these countries, as any native Englishman or Frenchman.

In regard of foreigners in Thailand, as long as they spend every month more than average statistical Thai person, they are welcome from economic point of view.

Posted by Sue on August 30, 2013 19:51

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@ whistleblower:
your comments are usually more sensible.

Posted by peter french on August 30, 2013 20:31

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These so called "French" north Africans are nothing but a plight on Phuket's growing problems. Take a look at Nanai Rd soi 8 and you will see the state of affairs especially around high season. The terrorize the local population and scream around on their Yamaha TMaxs like they own the place. Thailand should invest in "facial recognition" software at airports rather than the millions spent on bomb (golf ball) detectors. Then maybe they could keep out all the riff raff.

Posted by Tom on August 31, 2013 03:23

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Keep on bringing in those high quality tourists

Posted by sky on August 31, 2013 06:55

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@ TOM - could not agree more, we had a nice house around there - until I met the neighbors!
Total nightmare!

Posted by paul on August 31, 2013 08:35

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@ W.B.: Your comment I consider as an autogol of yours...

Posted by Resident on August 31, 2013 09:10

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@W.B: Just remember where you come from, doesn't your country have unwanted foreigners and refugees from all over the world? Why pick on your adopted country and France when many other countries have the same problem? To avoid criticism keep quiet.
@ Resident: Don't you mean an own goal?

Posted by Pete on August 31, 2013 09:50

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@Sue
I agree with you.

Some of the other comments above only bring a foul smell. Good and bad are among everybody, also us 'normal' expats , foreigners and 'riff raff' in Thailand...

Posted by OJ on August 31, 2013 12:18

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Ha ha bail Keita and make him stay here and play for Phuket Fc that will punish him lol.. he might be a good player tho so our big boss could talk to the police big boss about making him stay here until we win promotion lol

Posted by hulkster on August 31, 2013 14:02

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@ Pete: Yes, own goal it is. My mind was just with another language ;-)

Posted by Resident on August 31, 2013 18:25


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