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Phuket Scam Purge: Police Impound 'Black' Jet-Ski

Chutima Sidasathian and Paweena Petyoi Phuket Wan 21.11.2009 00:48

Phuket Scam Purge: Police Impound 'Black' Jet-Ski - Thailand - Phuket - crime

A JET-SKI operator was arrested at Patong today and his vehicle was impounded and taken to Kathu police station. The operator was accused of hiring out his vehicle without registration or insurance.

His arrest and the confiscation of the jet-ski was the clearest indication so far that the bad old days of scamming by jet-ski operators may finally be over.

It was an unmistakable warning to 35 other ''black'' jet-ski operators that they face similar treatment if they continue to rent out their vehicles.

And it may even mark a turning-point in the way authorities view all the other scams and rip-offs that have been a part of the island's rocky ride as a 21st century tourist destination.

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