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Men flee with B800k after armed robbery in Phuket

Men flee with B800k after armed robbery in Phuket

PHUKET: Two men fled with B815,938 in cash after robbing two female employees from a Shell gas station at gunpoint as they arrived at the Tesco Lotus carpark this morning (June 11) to transfer the cash to a bank account.


By Eakkapop Thongtub

Wednesday 11 June 2014 02:56 PM


CCTV footage showing the duo.

CCTV footage showing the duo.

Police said the two suspects held up a gun to the female employees and demanded they hand over the money at around 11.30am at the large Tesco Lotus on the bypass road. The employees did, and the two suspects fled on a motorbike toward the Central Festival intersection.

Police said the suspects travelled on a Wave motorbike, which had a basket on the front. The driver was a slim man, about 175-180cm tall. His passenger was a little heavier, and around 180cm tall, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, and with a red helmet.

The passenger spoke in a Southern dialect, has “big eyes” and tanned skin, according to police investigations. He also had a black pistol, and put the cash into a Mickey Mouse-themed bag.