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 News from Around the Americas | November 2005 
Businessman Hoodwinked by Thai Transvestites is Felled by Costly Kiss
 Canadian Press
| | 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. |
Bangkok, Thailand - Thai transvestites are often pretty enough to fool tourists 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 fleeced, police said.
The confession came from three attractive transvestites arrested last week in Bangkok for stealing more than 300,000 baht ($7,300 US) in cash and valuables from a Bangladeshi businessman, said police Lt.-Col. Akachai Chaicharoen.
The transvestites, fashionably dressed for a night on the town, approached their victim in a 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 10 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 tranquillizer 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.
The three are being held pending formal charges, and each could face up to six years in jail for conspiracy to rob, police said. |
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