Patong Police arrest 5 over fight involving foreign motorbike racers

UPDATE

Patong Police have arrested five people in connection with the recent fight involving foreign motorbike racers on Bangla Road earlier this week. Police said they used CCTV footage to hunt down two Swedish nationals and three Thais.

One of the men arrested admitted that he got involved in the fight after he warned a group of foreign motorbike racers that they weren’t allowed to ride on Bangla Road except with permission from law enforcement officers.

The man said the angry racers verbally insulted the Thai men with bad language, which led to the physical fight, The Phuket Express reported.

Police say the five suspects are facing charges of bodily and mental harm and fighting in public. They said both parties apologised and shook hands.

The suspects will be taken to Phuket Kwaeng Court…