This is the moment a British tourist allegedly had his cash stolen while playing pool at a bar in Thailand.<br /><br />The pensioner, 69, was seen playing pool with a barmaid at the venue in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on August 23 (corr).<br /><br />CCTV footage around 11.30 pm shows how a street vendor walked inside and began leaning on the chair where the holidaymaker had hung his fanny pack. <br /><br />He appears to be pretending to watch the game while keeping an eye on the victim's belongings.<br /><br />The alleged victim, who would only give his name as Taran,was walking back to his seat and standing next to the suspect while waiting for his turn to play.<br /><br />The suspect looked around nervously while slowly putting his hand in the bum bag and took the wallet inside before leaving the bar.<br /><br />CCTV footage shows the alleged thief then put the wallet back in the same bag before dashing away.<br /><br />The tourist later noticed that 4,000 baht (108 GBP) in cash had been stolen and along with the bar owner took the footage to the police.<br /><br />A Chiang Mai police spokesman said: ''The initial investigation found that the suspect is still living in the province but he has gone home for couple days. <br /><br />''The suspect was also seen pick-pocketing locals and foreigners around Chiang Mai Night Bazaar. The team will continue looking for him and take him to pursue legal proceedings.''
