Worker arrested over bag theft at Suvarnabhumi Airport
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A worker manning a baggage conveyor belt at Suvarnabhumi Airport has been arrested for allegedly stealing a passenger’s bag with 200,000 yen (Bt63,000) in cash.
The arrest of Supittaya Srichalao, 51, was announced at a press conference at Suvarnabhumi Police Station.
The arrest was made after a passenger, Chaiya Prasitthichai, filed a complaint at the police station.
Chaiya said he lost his bag after he placed it on a seat while waiting for his luggage near the 19th conveyor belt.
Police checked feeds from security cameras and saw Supittaya, a contracted worker, allegedly taking the bag away. He was later arrested in his house in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district. Police said they found the bag in his house but recovered only 30,000 yen. They also seized Bt9,600 in cash from him.
