Phuket police arrested a young Australian man on Monday for allegedly filing a false complaint that he was the victim of an armed robbery in an attempt to get an insurance payment.

Police said AIex Gorgees,19, went to Karon police station about 11.30pm Sunday and told a duty officer that he had been robbed by two men and a woman while walking on Karon beach behind Club Med about 9pm.

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