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Twenty-two suspected swindlers, including tuk-tuk drivers, accused of luring foreign tourists to jewellery shops and restaurants in return for high commissions have been arrested in Bangkok as part of a police crackdown on gangs preying on holidaymakers.

National police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang announced the arrests of the 22 members of a gang on Thursday.
Police have charged them with creating a nuisance to others in public areas, colluding in swindling and parking vehicles in prohibited areas.

Police have charged them with creating a nuisance to others in public areas, colluding in swindling and parking vehicles in prohibited areas.

The gang was accused of targeting tourists wanting to visit popular tourist attractions in Bangkok such as Wat Pho and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaew. They used misinformation about the historic places opening hours and used persuasive tactics to get the tourists to go shopping at places that offered them commission fees, said Pol Gen Somyot.

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