Phuket Snatch Pair Discarded Louis Vuitton Bag Worth 80,000 Baht

PHUKET: Two men who snatched bags from tourists on Phuket last night were snagged less that four hours after their last raid, Patong police said today.

The men threw away the Louis Vuitton bag. The bag's owner told them today: ''Actually the bag is worth 80,000 baht - more than the stuff inside the bag.''



One man grabbed the bag of Cherry Guillemant, 34, as she and French husband Gregory walked outside the Hotel Ibis Phuket Patong about 6pm in Chalermphrakiat Road.

Police later nabbed two men - Weerasak Yimseng, 21, and Eakkapong Dechase, 25 - about 10pm in front of toilets in Loma Park on the Patong shorefront.

The pair from Satun had not long been out of prison in Songkhla province. They admitted other attempts at snatching bags to sustain their kratom habit.

Mr Guillemant said the impressive return of his wife's Louis Vuitton bag, iPhone6, credit cards and cash led to him having sufficient faith in Phuket police to want to come back for another holiday.

The pair and their young son arrived on Wednesday and depart on Monday. Mr Guillemant lives in China where he works as a department head at a food processor.

Phuket Snatch Pair Discarded Louis Vuitton Bag Worth 80,000 Baht - Phuket Wan

One really has to question the rationale of the French. There, in their simpering gratitude, they gush praise for the police in retrieving their stolen goods so quickly, a response that acts as a positive inducement for them to return, yet they totally ignore the apparent fact that their chosen destination is rife with opportunist crime perpetrated by imbeciles scarcely qualifying for inclusion in the category of Homo sapiens.

" Come to Phuket - we catch bag snatchers quicker than in Langkawi!" Should be the new TAT slogan for the place.

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Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

One really has to question the rationale of the French. There, in their simpering gratitude, they gush praise for the police in retrieving their stolen goods so quickly, a response that acts as a positive inducement for them to return, yet they totally ignore the apparent fact that their chosen destination is rife with opportunist crime perpetrated by imbeciles scarcely qualifying for inclusion in the category of Homo sapiens.

" Come to Phuket - we catch bag snatchers quicker than in Langkawi!" Should be the new TAT slogan for the place.

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Green for that.

:rofl:

If it was me, i would leave the real Vuitton bag at home and buy a cheapy one to use on holiday.

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Originally Posted by misskit

PHUKET: The bag's owner told them today: ''Actually the bag is worth 80,000 baht

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Silly girl got mugged twice, first from the guy who charged her b80,000 for the bag then again from these two clowns.