A German who stole 86,000 baht in cash from a counter at a hotel in Patong and smiled at a security camera before fleeing on Thursday has now been arrested.
Police arrested Mohamed Yassine Zariouh, 22, at Patong beach town on Friday evening.
The arrest came after a hotel employee said that a foreign man had approached the hotel counter around 3am on Thursday. The man then opened the drawer, took an envelope containing 86,000 baht in cash and fled.
Footage from the hotel’s CCTV showed the man glancing at the camera and smiling.
The suspect was held in police custody at Patong station, awaiting legal action. No motive for the theft has been provided by the police.
