PHUKET: A Phuket tuk-tuk driver, reportedly driven crazy by firecrackers being set off along Patong's shorefront, waved a gun and a long knife as he strode along Patong's beach road last night.
The driver, Kittisak Khuntong, 46, walked into a clothing shop in Soi Mor Wattana about 8pm and told everyone to lie on the floor.
''Someone is coming to kill you,'' he told the staff. ''I am here to protect you.''
Perhaps not quite sure of what was going to happen next, the staff took a look at the .38 and complied.
Patrol police answered a 191 call to the Number One clothes shop and placed Khun Kittisak, from Nakhorn Si Thammarat, under arrest.
The .38 and the long Sparta knife had come from Khun Kittisak's yellow tuk-tuk, police said.
Tourists have been complaining hard and often about noisy fireworks on Patong beach, and a skyrocket sparked a fire that caused substantial damage at a beachfront resort earlier this year.
It was not clear today whether Khun Kittisak had been tested for drugs. He is likely to be charged over the weapons.
The driver, Kittisak Khuntong, 46, walked into a clothing shop in Soi Mor Wattana about 8pm and told everyone to lie on the floor.
''Someone is coming to kill you,'' he told the staff. ''I am here to protect you.''
Perhaps not quite sure of what was going to happen next, the staff took a look at the .38 and complied.
Patrol police answered a 191 call to the Number One clothes shop and placed Khun Kittisak, from Nakhorn Si Thammarat, under arrest.
The .38 and the long Sparta knife had come from Khun Kittisak's yellow tuk-tuk, police said.
Tourists have been complaining hard and often about noisy fireworks on Patong beach, and a skyrocket sparked a fire that caused substantial damage at a beachfront resort earlier this year.
It was not clear today whether Khun Kittisak had been tested for drugs. He is likely to be charged over the weapons.
Nice to know the Tuk Tuk driver is prepared for those tourists who don't want to pay the bill.
Posted by mike on May 8, 2012 11:00