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New Zealanders freed after paying outstanding Phuket restaurant bill

New Zealanders freed after paying outstanding Phuket restaurant bill

PHUKET: The New Zealand father and son who were arrested at Phuket International Airport on Monday (Sept 14) on an arrest warrant issued in 2013 for cheating on a B15,000 food and beverage bill were freed by police on Tuesday (Sept 15) after settling the bill.

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By Supatra Sutham

Thursday 17 September 2015 03:57 PM


The New Zealand father and son were arrested at Phuket International Airport on an arrest warrant issued in 2013 for cheating on a B15,000 food and beverage bill. Photo: Kathu Police

The New Zealand father and son were arrested at Phuket International Airport on an arrest warrant issued in 2013 for cheating on a B15,000 food and beverage bill. Photo: Kathu Police

Brian Russell Finn, 54, and his son Luke, 24, were arrested at Phuket Airport on Moday on an arrest warrant issued on November 27, 2013 for failing to pay a food and beverage bill at The Blue Marine Resort and Spa on Phra Baramee Road, in Patong on September 5, 2013. (See story here)

Pol Lt Songwut Khunjan from Kathu police told The Phuket News today (Sept 17), “The duo paid the B15,000 food and beverge bill and the Blue Marine Resort and Spa representative dropped the charge against them.”

“After the bill was settled, the pair were released and resumed their 10-day holiday in Phuket,” he said.