Phuket Luxury Home Raider Nabbed with Treasure Trove of Stolen Goods

PHUKET: Phuket police have arrested a man they say is responsible for at least 20 break-ins at luxury houses around the Bang Tao, Surin and Laguna districts of Phuket.

Secuirty camera footage eventually led officers to the rented room of Witawat ''Bell'' Manisri, 26, in Cherng Talay on Friday.

There they discovered a treasure trove of wide-screen television sets, home theatres, iPads, quality laptops of all types and sizes, binoculars, gps devices and a couple of sets of golf clubs.

Marc Hediaer, an expat businessman based in Hong Kong who has a home at Laguna Phuket, was among the first of the victims to recover his belongings.

People who wish to have items returned should contact Cherng Talay police on 076 325630.