Thai man arrested for using foreign tourists' stolen credit cards
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Phuket police have arrested a Thai man for having allegedly used stolen credit cards of foreign tourists to buy smartphones and other gadgets worth more than Bt1 million for reselling.
Deputy Phuket police chief Pol Col Pinij Sirichai told a press conference that Pithawat Akkarathitiwirakul was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly used a stolen credit card at the Tesco Lotus Tha Chalong branch.
Police are still hunting for Pithwat’s accomplices.
Police alleged that Pithawat had been using credit cards that were stolen from foreign tourists abroad passenger vehicles. Those who supplied stolen credit cards to Pithawat received Bt10,000 for each usable credit card.
Police planned the arrest after they were alerted by banks that some credit cards of foreign tourists had been used to buy expensive items, especially electronic gadgets.
