An Italian wood carver has been arrested on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani for working in a profession reserved only for Thais.
The 36-year-old Italian suspect, whose name was withheld, was taken into custody at an unnumbered house in Koh Phangan district on Monday.
At the front of the house was a workspace he used for carving. Tourist police seized 12 wood-working tools, Pol Lt Col Winit Boonchit said.
There were two foreign customers viewing his work when police raided the place.
The suspect admitted to working as a wood carver, saying he had the necessary skills and most of his customers were foreigners, Pol Lt Col Winit said. A wooden frame he had carved was priced around 3,000 baht.
Police charged him with working in a job reserved for Thais, Pol Lt Col Winit said
Source: Bangkok Post