SURAT THANI: A British man has been arrested for allegedly working as a tour guide on Koh Phangan and other locations.
Tourist police and local officials arrested 25-year-old Jabran Elahi at a hotel in tambon Ban Tai on Thursday afternoon, the arresting team said on Friday. The team was led by tourist police inspector Pol Lt Col Winit Boonchit and Koh Phangan district chief Noppadol Khaomali.
The suspect has been charged with working illegally as a tour guide and being a foreign national working without a work permit.
The arrest came after authorities received a complaint requesting an investigation into a foreigner who allegedly worked as a tour guide, taking tourist groups to various sites on the southern island. He had hired two vans for his business.
During questioning, the man said he took groups of foreign tourists to different attractions in Thailand. He also offered an 18-day tour package covering many sites in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai, priced at 1,499 pounds sterling, or about 70,000 baht, per person.
The arresting team handed him over to Koh Phangan police station for further legal action.