Pattaya cannabis shop worker assaults Brit over fake payment slip
A shop worker allegedly punched a foreign customer in the street over 29,200 baht in disputed payments, with police reported to be investigating. The story Pattaya cannabis shop worker assaults Brit over fake payment slip as seen on Thaiger News .
On August 31, a Thai cannabis shop employee named Ice admitted to assaulting a British tourist following an argument over a fake payment slip, according to police. The altercation occurred in Pattaya on August 30 evening and was captured on video that subsequently went viral on social media. The incident involved 31-year-old Ice and the British man, identified as Ryan, 51 years old.
Ice claimed Ryan had used a fraudulent bank transfer slip to avoid paying 29,200 baht for cannabis. The shop staff later discovered the transfer slip to be fake, leading to the assault. Ice called Ryan a "thief" and demanded payment for the cannabis. Eventually, after a month-long search, Ice located Ryan at Soi Bong Koch and they negotiated in the presence of a Bang Lamung Police Station officer.
Ryan agreed to repay the 29,200 baht in three installments. Police are handling the assault and payment dispute separately.
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