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Thai security guards play 'Robin Hood'
Two Thai security guards have been arrested after they allegedly gave away hundreds of dollars' worth of money from a stash of notes they found on a highway.
Preecha Jaiboon, whom the Bangkok Post dubbed a modern day "Robin Hood", spotted the money while he was cycling on Monday, according to the paper.
The money had reportedly fallen from a Securicor van, the back door of which had swung open, the driver said.
He and his friend Somchai Insuwan gave out cash gifts ranging from 300 baht to 50,000 baht at a temple where Mr Preecha had once lived, the paper said.
Police touring the neighbourhood reportedly heard about the benefactors, and on visiting them at Mr Somchai's Bangkok home, found hundreds of thousands of baht stashed there.
The police said they faced a five-year jail sentence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3444527.stm
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Thai security guards play 'Robin Hood'
Two Thai security guards have been arrested after they allegedly gave away hundreds of dollars' worth of money from a stash of notes they found on a highway.
Preecha Jaiboon, whom the Bangkok Post dubbed a modern day "Robin Hood", spotted the money while he was cycling on Monday, according to the paper.
The money had reportedly fallen from a Securicor van, the back door of which had swung open, the driver said.
He and his friend Somchai Insuwan gave out cash gifts ranging from 300 baht to 50,000 baht at a temple where Mr Preecha had once lived, the paper said.
Police touring the neighbourhood reportedly heard about the benefactors, and on visiting them at Mr Somchai's Bangkok home, found hundreds of thousands of baht stashed there.
The police said they faced a five-year jail sentence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3444527.stm
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