KOH SAMUI — Police at Bo Phut Police Station, Koh Samui, have arrested a Russian man driving a sports car with loud engine revving, causing disturbances on Koh Samui. He was fined 5,000 baht, warned, and his car has been seized pending inspection by the Department of Land Transport.
Officials investigated information from a video shared on the “Koh Samui People’s Group” Facebook page on September 23. The video showed a yellow sports car driving recklessly, impolitely, and revving its engine loudly, disturbing road users in Koh Samui district.
Traffic police and investigators tracked down the vehicle, finding it parked in front of a villa. The car matched the description: a yellow Nissan 350Z with Ang Thong province license plates. Nearby residents reported that a foreigner had parked it there but didn’t know where he was staying.
When checking with the Department of Land Transport, it was found that the car’s color didn’t match the registration, there was no tax sticker, and the front license plate was missing. The car was then seized and sent to investigators.
On September 24 at around 9:30 p.m., a 30-year-old Russian man named Mr. Aleksandr came forward as the car’s owner, presenting purchase documents for inspection at Bo Phut Police Station.
The inspection revealed that the car had proper documentation, with a Thai person listed as the rightful owner. It was in the process of ownership transfer, but during this time, the car’s color had been changed and modifications made.
Mr. Aleksandr confessed to driving the car with loud engine revving and agreed to pay a fine of 5,000 baht as per traffic laws. Officials warned him about proper road use, and Mr. Aleksandr apologized for his actions, promising not to repeat the offense and to modify the car to comply with the law.
On September 26, Bo Phut police investigators revealed that the Russian man had entered the country legally and had no criminal record. The car used in the offense is being held by the police, awaiting inspection by the Surat Thani Provincial Transport Office, which is expected to take no more than a week.
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