Chinese Tourist Busted For Airport Phone Theft in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI – Police have arrested a Chinese tourist who allegedly stole a cellphone from another traveler at Chiang Mai International Airport.

According to Pol.Col. Poonsap Ruamsuk, an officer at Phu Ping Police Station, a 39-year-old Spanish tourist alerted police after he lost his iPhone at the airport’s x-ray security checkpoint.

Police studied CCTV footage and spotted a woman taking the Spanish tourist’s phone. Pol.Col. Poonsap said police later tracked down and arrested the suspect as she returned to pick up her bag from storage in the airport.

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