PHUKET: An Algerian man who stole a bag containing mobile telephones and cash from tourists on a Phuket beach was arrested within hours at the weekend, according to police.
Mourad Bensemcha, 40, was still at Kamala beach when police arrested him at 7pm on Saturday night with a bag containing a stolen iPhone 4, a stolen iPhone 5 and 3950 baht in cash that belonged to tourists Jerome Zufriden and Benjamin Merellati.
The theft took place at Kamala beach sometime between 3pm and 5pm, the two men said. They went straight to Kamala Police Station, close to the beach, when they discovered the bag was missing.
Police were able to determine that the telephones were still on the beach. That's where they arrested Mr Bensemcha.
Complicating his arrest for theft was the claim that police also found two lots of marijuana, totalling 5.8 grams, in his possession.
Mourad Bensemcha, 40, was still at Kamala beach when police arrested him at 7pm on Saturday night with a bag containing a stolen iPhone 4, a stolen iPhone 5 and 3950 baht in cash that belonged to tourists Jerome Zufriden and Benjamin Merellati.
The theft took place at Kamala beach sometime between 3pm and 5pm, the two men said. They went straight to Kamala Police Station, close to the beach, when they discovered the bag was missing.
Police were able to determine that the telephones were still on the beach. That's where they arrested Mr Bensemcha.
Complicating his arrest for theft was the claim that police also found two lots of marijuana, totalling 5.8 grams, in his possession.
Another criminal mastermind relocated to Phuket jail.
Posted by Arun Muruga on February 8, 2015 20:48