PHUKET: Police yesterday (Dec 6) arrested a man with an iguana in Patong after receiving complaints that he was hassling tourists to have their picture taken with the reptile.
Sunday 7 December 2014 11:59 AM
Public Nuisances: Surasak Targnam and iguana (name withheld) after their arrest in Patong
Patong resident Surasak Targnam, 25, was arrested around 5pm, standing in front of the OTOP market on Rasauthit Road, holding the iguana and a Polaroid camera. He admitted to charging tourists 200 baht each to take a photograph of them with the iguana.
Surasak was charged with public nuisance offences.
