Police arrested a Swedish national caught carrying a gun and drugs on Pattaya Beach.
Police near Soi 13/3 on Christmas Day found the strolling Swede suspicious because of his tattoos and he was carrying a backpack. Mattias Engstrom, 43, was searched and officers found a bag containing crystal methamphetamine and a loaded 38-caliber handgun and 60 bullets.
Police said Engstrom entered Thailand on Dec. 18 confessed the gun and bullets were his. But the tourist claimed he found them in a plastic box outside a Walking Street go-go bar.
He was charged with various drug and weapons offenses.
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