A taxi driver has been arrested for the theft of valuables worth 1.2 million baht, including an expensive Rolex, from a Japanese businessman who went to sleep in his cab after a night out in Bangkok.
The 45-year-old cabbie, identified only as Sirichai, was taken into custody from his room on Ekachai 40 Road in Bang Bon district about 11.10pm on Monday.
Police searched it and 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, identified only as Nammo, reported the theft about 2.30am last Thursday at Thong Lor station. He said his property was stolen after he fell asleep in a pink 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 wristwatch worth about 1 million baht, a credit…
