“Montree Srijantra, 24, was arrested near the Paris Star guesthouse in Patong following a complaint by the tourist,” said Capt Jarun Jaisuntud of Patong Police.

“On June 19, we received a report from Marcel Sawcho that his iPhone 6 was stolen at the beach opposite the Absolute Pearl intersection with Thaweewong Road. We then checked CCTV footage and found that the suspect was a ladyboy with a brown-white Yamaha motorbike,” he added.

Finally, police located him and took a team to make the arrest.

“Montree confessed to the crime. So he was charged with theft and taken to Patong Police Station for further legal processing,” concluded Capt Jarun.