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A British tourist was caught on CCTV allegedly stealing a tuk tuk driver's wallet from inside his cab.

Aaron Walter, 27, was arrested and charged yesterday after the furious driver posted a warning about the reported theft in Phuket, Thailand.

He said a "foreigner" had taken his debit card, driving licence and "other documents" from his taxi after he left it unlocked in Karon neighbourhood last week.

CCTV shows a white car pull-up behind a red tuk-tuk with its hazard light on before a driver gets out.

The man - dressed in a sleeveless hooded top and shorts -gets out and walks around to the driver's side before he yanks open the door and peers inside.

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He is shielded from the door for a few minutes before it suddenly slams and he drives off.

After reporting the theft to police on Saturday, the tuk-tuk driver, Tawatchai Namwong, posted a warning on social media.

The post read: "A foreigner in a white car drove up and parked behind my tuk-tuk while I stepped into a Family Mart outlet in Karon.

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"I had not locked my vehicle. The man opened the driver’s side door and stole my ATM card, driving licence and other documents.

"Please be very careful and lock your car door every time in order to protect your belongings."

Police captured the suspect in Patong yesterday afternoon.

Karon Police captain Weerayut Thansirisukhaworakul told the Phuket Gazette : “He is a 27-year-old British tourist, named Aaron Walter, and he had been staying at the Karon Princess Hotel but checked out on the same day as the theft.

"He had rented a white Honda Jazz from a car rental place in Patong."