PHUKET — Various Phuket news pages are warning cannabis shops and other businesses to be cautious of tourists who have turned to crime. This comes after an incident where a foreign man drilled through the wall of a cannabis shop in Patong to steal items. Police are currently searching for the suspect.
Security camera footage from Saensuk Smokewit shop in Soi Na Nai 8, Patong Subdistrict, Kathu District, Phuket Province, showed a foreign man entering the premises at 3:45 a.m. on March 22. He quickly covered the security camera with cloth to conceal his activities while he ransacked the store and stole dried cannabis valued at 30,000 baht.
Ms. Jomkwan, 24, the shop owner, filed a report with Patong Police Station. She explained that she had closed her cannabis shop, located in Soi Na Nai 8, Patong Subdistrict, before noon on Saturday and returned to her residence elsewhere. On March 22, around 10:00 AM, she discovered that the gypsum wall at the back of the shop had been breached, creating a large hole.
Upon checking her inventory, she found that dried cannabis packed in plastic bags, weighing approximately 150 grams and worth about 30,000 baht, which had been stored on a shelf in the shop, was missing. Additionally, a large speaker and approximately 2,000 baht in cash from the drawer were also stolen. The shop’s security camera captured brief footage of the foreign man breaking in.
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