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Two tourists fined for using stove in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

lasegunda.com reported that two tourists have been fined $ 50,000 each, and the conditional suspension of proceedings requested the prosecutor Ivan Tamayo against two tourists-the Deriguti Argentina and Chile’s Paola Alejandra Saavedra-who were caught using a stove along the path between the shelters Paine Grande and Grey, at the height of the Stones River National Park Torres del Paine. This is an area not authorized for such activities.
Both people must pay the fine by 30 March, and the money will go to reforestation. Read Article

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Africa: French tourist arrested, fight over payment following gay sex

As covered by gaystarnews.com, “Two gay men, one French and one Senegalese, were arrested by police and charged for having gay sex after a row broke out between them. They are due to be prosecuted for indecency and ‘acts against nature’.” Read Article

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Philippines: Canadian tourist arrested for car theft & bomb threat

As reported by sunstar.com, “POLICE arrested a Canadian national who allegedly carnapped a taxi and threatened to bomb a karaoke bar in Ecoland, Davao City, Sunday evening. The suspect was identified as Cameron Richard Harley, a 50-year-old Canadian tourist and a resident of No. 45, Purok 23, Isla Suerte, Times Beach, Ecoland.” Read Article

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Italy: British tourist arrested as main suspect in murder of tour guide

As reported by tourexpi.com, “Jason Peter Marshall is the prime suspect in the murder of 68-year-old tour guide Vincenzo Iale who was strangled and stabbed to death in his flat on the outskirts of Rome. The 24-year-old was arrested last night after police traced him to a bus using his mobile phone signal.” Read Article

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Dubai: drunken tourist detained for attacking, insulting guard at nighthclub

DUBAI thenational.ae reported that a drunk tourist threatened to fight with two security guards because the nightclub he was in closed for the night, a court heard this week. S M, 21, from Saudi Arabia, bought alcohol at the Duty Free shop at Dubai International Airport before going to the Capital Hotel and drinking, first in […]

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Thailand: foreigner arrested after bashing police vehicle

pattayadailynews.com reported that at 3:15 a.m., a report by bystanders that a white man was using a rock to bash a parked police pickup truck near Beach Road was received by Pol. Maj. Col. Kowit Sawatmongkol, crime suppression inspector of Pattaya police station. The official police pick-up truck belonged to the Pattaya police station, and […]

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Zimbabwe: Seven elderly French tourists arrested, failing to cooperate

As reported by iol.co.za, “Zimbabwe police said Wednesday they had briefly detained seven “extremely rude” French tourists in the resort town of Victoria Falls. The group – aged between 55 and 66 – were detained for sneaking into a game park and refusing to stump up the $15 entry fee. ” Read Article

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Perth Australia: Irish national fined for assaulting taxi driver

irishecho.com.au reported that an Irish national has been fined for assaulting a taxi driver in Perth last month. In January, West Australian police charged 26-year-old Barry Joseph McCann with assaulting a driver of a passenger vehicle, following an argument over a fare. The driver had taken a man and woman from a Fremantle to Morley […]

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Sri Lanka: Two Indian tourists arrested for palm reading scam

As reported by www.island.lk, “Two young Indians, in their twenties, were arrested at Skandapuram Town, in Kilinochchi, while they were engaged in palm reading on Wednesday afternoon. Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said that they had come to Sri Lanka on tourist visa and had been deceiving people by claiming to possess occult powers.” Read Article

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Thailand: Cambodian foreigner arrested for stealing British tourist’s purse

As reported by tourexpi.com, “Bangkok Police arrested an illegal Cambodian immigrant who was part of a roaming gang that stole from tourists. he thief followed a British woman who was boarding a bus, and then slyly stole her purse. But other bus riders saw the theft and informed the bus driver, who called police.” Read […]

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