AN Australian tourist in Phuket has been arrested after stealing raw prawns from a restaurant and stuffing them in his pocket.

The “very drunk” tourist, 27-year-old Jacob Saveisberg, helped himself to two raw tiger prawns from a seafood restaurant in Patong reported the Phuket Gazette.

“The man walked through our restaurant and took two prawns. Our staff asked him to put them back, but he refused, and then disappeared onto Soi Bangla (a party street),” 36-year-old Tropica restaurant manager, Aruni Mahasena, told the Patong Police.

Police, who found Saveisberg wandering the street with the prawns stuffed in his pocket, arrested him.

“He was taken to the Patong Police Station, where he confessed that he stole the prawns because he was very drunk,” Lt Thongpael Khurhom of the Patong Police said.

“As Ms Aruni did not file a complaint against Mr Saveisberg, he was not charged for the theft. Instead he was fined 500 baht for drunkenness and causing damage to property.

The tiger prawns were returned to Ms Aruni but here’s hoping after their adventure she decided not to keep them.