A taxi driver has been arrested for the theft of valuables worth 1.2 million baht, including a Rolex, from a Japanese businessman who went to sleep in his cab after a night out in Bangkok.
The 45-year-old cabbie was taken into custody from his room on Monday.
Police found some of the items reported stolen - an iPhone worth 40,000 baht and a MacBook computer worth 60,000 baht.
Police said a 40-year-old Japanese businessman reported the theft about 2.30am last Thursday at Thong Lor station. He said his property was stolen after he fell asleep in a taxi on his way back to his room on Sukhumvit Road after a night out in the Asok area.
His missing valuables included a Rolex watch worth about 1 million baht, a credit card, iPhone and MacBook.
His Thai girlfriend told police that about noon on Monday the Japanese man received text messages from a bank informing him his credit card was used twice in Bang Khunthian district on Monday morning.
Police tracked down the cabbie and his taxi, which was parked near his room.
The Japanese victim said he arrived in Thailand early this month on holiday and planned to return to Japan on June 19. The theft of his property had caused him a lot of stress.
The suspect admitted to the theft and told police that he pawned the Rolex for 25,000 baht.
