KhwaamLap,

I'm wondering why they would have stolen an expensive wallet and then chucked it into the waste basket. Doesn't make sense unless the fellow knew they were on to him but again the natural inclination would be to keep the stolen item and try to hide it. I'm also a bit perplexed that, with security cameras all over now, why someone would risk getting caught stealing a wallet - even an expensive one. If they were caught they would have real problems since they no doubt would miss their flight and end up in jail. I'm also curious about the "fuzzy" video - cameras anymore are very good, very cheap and mostly digital - so why fuzzy video?

I agree with you that I don't think King Power is behind this - very little to gain and much to lose including the good will of their patrons all over the world. More likely a scam set up by security and police at the airport to shake down foreigners. Thai government officials are poorly paid so this may be at the root of the problem. I would suspect store employees would also be involved so you're right - King Power needs to crack down on their own employees or suffer the consequences. A good rule of thumb too - if someone wants to give me a gift I'd better know them very well. Especially at the airport. Once on their airport property your rights suddenly vanish and where you could probably extricate yourself in a shop in a mall - at the airport? No chance. Once you fall into the hands of the police you're guilty until you prove your innocence. If you've a flight to catch you're screwed and you will probably need to hire an attorney to get out of the nick. Not smart!

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