PATTAYA: Pattaya police have arrested a Thai transvestite for allegedly stealing cash and a gold necklace from a Russian tourist.
Sakda Chuwong, 26, better known among Pattaya transvestites as Noey of Walking Street, was arrested under a warrant issued by the Pattaya Court on Monday.
They allegedly took Bt4,000 (S$164) in cash and a 75-gram gold necklace from the tourist’s deposit box that he had left open.
The tourist filed a complaint with police on the following day and police used the hotel’s CCTV footage to obtain the arrest warrant against Sakda and her friend.
Sakda admitted stealing from the tourist, saying she needed money for a sex-change operation.