A French national was arrested at a hotel in Bangkok on Sunday for allegedly stealing money from an Egyptian tourist at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Airport police captured Rehahlia Toufik, 33, at the hotel where he had checked in. They recovered US$9,200 in cash and filed a theft charge against him.
The capture came after Egyptian Mohamed Ibrahim sought help from police at the airport on Saturday night after he had left a bag with $10,170 in cash at a CAT Telecom shop in the airport after buying a SIM card for his mobile phone.
Police said security camera footage showed a man they identified as Mr Toufik taking the bag from the shop. Police tracked him and made the arrest after finding him staying at the hotel, whose name was withheld.
A T-shirt worn by the Frenchman when he allegedly stole the bag was seized from his hotel room as evidence, they added.