UPDATE: Thai Woman Arrested in Bangkok after Drugging Patong Tuk-Tuk Driver, Escapes with Gold Worth 300,000

PHUKET –

Patong Police investigators have arrested a 23-year-old Thai woman wanted on a court warrant in connection with a theft case involving a tuk-tuk driver in Phuket.

Our previous story:

Police in Patong are investigating a disturbing incident in which a local tuk-tuk driver was allegedly drugged and robbed after being asked to sample coffee by a mysterious woman.

On June 10th, 2026, officers from Patong Police Station carried out the operation. The suspect was apprehended on the 11th-floor walkway of Life Asoke Condominium in Makkasan, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok.

She was wanted by the Phuket Provincial Court for allegedly committing “nighttime theft.”

She did not release any pleas or statements as of press time.