Chiang Mai: Police arrested two Colombian men who pretended to ride their bicycles around a housing estate, pretending to come to the homeowner. When they found no one home, they stole things. Most recently, they stole more than 1 million baht worth of property from a Chinese tourist’s house, waving at the security guard and CCTV cameras. In the end, they were caught.

According to Thai News Agency, CCTV footage from a housing estate in Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai Province captured two Colombian men riding their bicycles into the village, waving at the security guard and CCTV cameras, pretending to be tourists, patrolling the houses. Another thief parked a white sedan outside the village before walking in and shaking the doors of the houses. If the owner was not home, he would steal property. Most recently, they broke into the house of a Chinese tourist and stole Yuan, five luxury watches, and a brand-name bag, totaling more than 1 million baht, before fleeing.

Police investigated and arrested the two men
while they were walking in the parking lot of a project and seized the bicycles used by the two men in the crime. They were identified as Mr. Amando, 20, and Mr. Sebastian, 26, both Colombian nationals. The suspects denied the charges and have contacted their relatives in Colombia to find lawyers to fight the case.

The other perpetrator who drove the white sedan, believed to be the gang leader, is currently being tracked down. The car was found abandoned in a village in Chiang Mai.

Pol. Col. Thawatchai Phongwiwatchai, Commander of Chiang Mai Provincial Police, is confident that the evidence will be enough to convict the suspects after investigations revealed that this gang has committed crimes many times. CCTV footage has captured the gang and shows their behavior, including stealing credit cards from victims in department stores, using them to buy goods worth tens of thousands of baht, stealing marijuana from a marijuana shop worth 20,000 baht, and stealing bicycles, pretending to be tourists and riding th
em to break into houses in many areas, including Chiang Mai, San Sai, and Saraphi. It was found that this gang bought second-hand cars and sedans to commit crimes. After securing the stolen property, they would send parcels back to their home country.