Lilith
11-20-2005, 12:11 PM
(gg)
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai transvestites are often
pretty enough to fool tourists and expatriates into
taking them home for the night, but the unwary foreign
visitor risks losing his wallet as well as his pride,
Thai police warned Monday.
Members of a transvestite gang have confessed to
concealing strong sedative pills under their tongues
and spitting them down the throats of their victims
while kissing, causing them to pass out so they can be
easily robbed, police said.
The confession came from three attractive
transvestites arrested last week in Bangkok for
stealing more than $7,300 in cash and valuables from a
Bangladeshi businessman, said police Lt. Col. Akachai
Chaicharoen.
The transvestites, fashionably dressed for a night out
on the town, approached their victim in a downtown
Bangkok nightclub on Nov. 7 and he invited them all
back to his apartment.
The victim told police that after they arrived there
he kissed one of them, then felt dizzy and passed out,
and woke up ten hours later to find that his cash,
watch, mobile phone and notebook computer had
disappeared.
"One of the suspects confessed to investigators that
she concealed a tranquilizer tablet under her tongue
and spat it into the mouth of her victim while they
were kissing deeply. The victim quickly passed out,"
Akachai said.
He said the three had confessed to employing such
methods on several victims.
Because tourists have sometimes been drugged and
robbed by friendly strangers, police have long warned
tourists against accepting food or drink from people
they don't know.
"But now we are adding one more warning for tourists:
don't rush to kiss a stranger on the mouth or you will
end up in a deep sleep," Akachai said.
Several years ago, members of another transvestite
gang in the eastern seaside resort city of Pattaya
admitted they applied strong tranquilizers to their
nipples in order to drug and then steal from
unsuspecting men.
The latest suspects are being held pending formal
charges, and could face up to six years in jail each
for conspiracy to rob, police said.
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai transvestites are often
pretty enough to fool tourists and expatriates into
taking them home for the night, but the unwary foreign
visitor risks losing his wallet as well as his pride,
Thai police warned Monday.
Members of a transvestite gang have confessed to
concealing strong sedative pills under their tongues
and spitting them down the throats of their victims
while kissing, causing them to pass out so they can be
easily robbed, police said.
The confession came from three attractive
transvestites arrested last week in Bangkok for
stealing more than $7,300 in cash and valuables from a
Bangladeshi businessman, said police Lt. Col. Akachai
Chaicharoen.
The transvestites, fashionably dressed for a night out
on the town, approached their victim in a downtown
Bangkok nightclub on Nov. 7 and he invited them all
back to his apartment.
The victim told police that after they arrived there
he kissed one of them, then felt dizzy and passed out,
and woke up ten hours later to find that his cash,
watch, mobile phone and notebook computer had
disappeared.
"One of the suspects confessed to investigators that
she concealed a tranquilizer tablet under her tongue
and spat it into the mouth of her victim while they
were kissing deeply. The victim quickly passed out,"
Akachai said.
He said the three had confessed to employing such
methods on several victims.
Because tourists have sometimes been drugged and
robbed by friendly strangers, police have long warned
tourists against accepting food or drink from people
they don't know.
"But now we are adding one more warning for tourists:
don't rush to kiss a stranger on the mouth or you will
end up in a deep sleep," Akachai said.
Several years ago, members of another transvestite
gang in the eastern seaside resort city of Pattaya
admitted they applied strong tranquilizers to their
nipples in order to drug and then steal from
unsuspecting men.
The latest suspects are being held pending formal
charges, and could face up to six years in jail each
for conspiracy to rob, police said.