PATTAYA, Chon Buri: A Moroccan woman faces theft charges after meeting a Kuwaiti tourist in a bar then going back to his hotel and sleeping with him.
Zrideg Rabia, 32, of Morocco, was detained on charges of theft and three stolen watches - a Rolex, a 5.11 Tactical and Audemars Piguet - recovered, along with a carton of imported cigarettes, a bottle of perfume and other items, Pol Col Apichai Krobphet, chief of Pattaya police, told a news conference on Thursday.
Kuwaiti national Talal Sabah Mohammad Alsabah, 22, was at Pattaya police station to identify her.
He filed a complaint on Wednesday, saying he met Ms Rabia at a beer bar in South Pattaya’s Walking Street area. After chatting together he asked her to go back to his room with him, and she agreed.
After having sex, he dozed off. The woman left, taking his three watches and other items with her.
Police viewed security camera footage and later found her walking in the South Pattaya area.
She allegedly confessed to theft and was held in police custody for legal action.
A police source said the Morocco woman entered the country on a tourist visa. She had no prior record.
Talal Sabah Mohammad Alsabah, 22, a Kuwaiti national, points to 32-year-old Moroccan Zrideg Rabia, identifying her as the woman who stole from him, at a police media briefing in Pattaya, Chon Buri on Thursday. (Photo by Chaiyot Pupattanapong)