Thursday 30th October 2008

Transsexual suspected thief arrested following night of passion with American Tourist.

Just after 4am on Thursday Morning, the Tourist Police received a complaint from Mr. Mark Adam Cottanham aged 45 from USA who claimed he had just become the victim of a theft. He explained that as he walked along Pattaya Second Road in South Pattaya, he was approached by two transsexuals who offered sexual services to him for a price. Mr. Cottanham accepted their proposal and followed the two transsexuals to a nearby rented room. At the conclusion of their encounter, Mr. Cottanham left and realized that 1,000 Baht and 2,000 US Dollars had been replaced with pieces of paper cut to the size of bank notes, inside his wallet. Tourist Police Officers were able to recover the money and arrest one of the 3 man gang thought to be involved in the case. Khun Suwan aged 30 confessed to his part in the case and revealed that he would steal from foreigners on a daily basis. He was charged with theft and transferred to Pattaya Police Station for processing. Officers are currently locating the other two suspects in the case.