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Latest Police are pursuing a gang of beach thugs who beat up a fruit vendor on five star Surin beach and scattered her fruit and cash across the sand, claiming the area belonged to them.
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Mr Ferreira is now in Phuket Prison, awaiting an appearance before a Phuket judge.
Staff at the store placed a telephone call to King Power's head office in Bangkok for advice. They were told not to accept a compromise. The case should be taken to court, the King Power staff were told.
At that point, he offered to pay the 5700 baht cost of the sunglasses, police said.
The Australian initially maintained that the Raybans were his personal property. But police said that after being taken to a room to view the security camera footage, he confessed.
Staff at the duty free shop had become suspicious and reviewed security camera footage before calling police.
Officers confronted the man in the departure lounge. At that stage, he was wearing the Raybans and claimed the sunglasses were his property.
Officers from Thachachai Station, north of Phuket airport and responsible for enforcing the law at the facility, were called by staff at the King Power duty free store, police said.
The man, Gilman Ferreira Martins, 31, was arrested in the departure lounge at Phuket airport about 6am yesterday.
AN AUSTRALIAN tourist is being held in Phuket Prison after being accused of stealing a pair of Rayban sunglasses from a duty-free store as he was about to board a flight at Phuket International Airport.
By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan MorisonThursday, January 6, 2011
Aussie Tourist 'Stole Sunglasses at Phuket Airport'
Duty free at Phuket International Airport: Raybans are the flier's sunglasses
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Aussie Tourist 'Stole Sunglasses at Phuket Airport' - Phuket Wan
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