They were caught stealing passengers’ valuables while loading luggage onto a Malaysia-bound plane on July 22, police said. Police said a security guard, Natthapon Thammarat, saw Sitthichai pull something out of a passenger’s bag and put it into his pants pocket, while Piyapong served as a lookout. Sitthichai, who had worked for the company for just five months, confessed that they had stolen valuables from the unlocked bags of outbound passengers on five occasions before being caught. Sitthichai claimed that workers were not normally searched when leaving after their shifts, so it was possible for them to smuggle items. Kittipong said he would gather further information about the case and report to airport executives on ways to prevent a reoccurence of the crime.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 24, 2017 11:15 UTC