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Thursday, May 30, 2002
Thirsty threesome in bungled burglary
PHUKET TOWN: A trio of thirsty drinkers, finding that the nightclubs,
bars and restaurants of Phuket Town all seemed to have stopped
selling beer after 2 am, decided that self-service was the only
solution.
So they broke into the Tungka Café at the top of Rang Hill
and helped themselves to several crates of amber fluid.
What they hadn’t bargained on was the presence in the café
of a night-watchman, who chased them off and then alerted the
owner who called the police.
Shortly afterwards, motorcycle officer Sgt Boonpop Tinnabut spotted
a lone male jogging along nearby Soi Suksan and stopped him for
questioning.
The man, Prasert Kwangpaen, 21, swiftly admitted to having taken
part in the beer raid. He named his two co-conspirators, who are
being sought by police.
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