BelgianBoy Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 WANTED: Anthony ?Dirk? De Weirdt, the former factory manager of Bangkok jewelers CB Fine Jewelry, has not reported to work since 18 million baht worth of gems and jewelry went missing from the company. BANGKOK: CB Fine Jewelry is offering a reward of US$50,000 for information that will lead to the arrest of Anthony ?Dirk? De Weirdt, a Belgian national and the former factory manager of CB Fine Jewelry, in connection with the alleged theft of gems and jewelry said to total 18 million baht from the Bangkok jewelers. Bangrak District Police issued an arrest warrant for De Weirdt, 43, after the valuables were reported missing on Tuesday. The list of items reported includes half-finished jewelry, such as rings, earrings, bracelets, and pendants in 18-karat white gold and a combination of 18k yellow and rose gold. Loose diamonds are also said to be missing. The theft is alleged to have taken place last Saturday (October 23), although the missing items were not noticed until three days later because of the bank holiday on the Monday. Suspicions were aroused when Mr De Weirdt failed to turn up for work on Tuesday. Police officers visited De Weirdt?s apartment and a hotel room that he had rented in the Sathorn area only to find that he had vacated them some days earlier. De Weirdt, who is described as tall, slim and light-skinned, is thought to use several aliases, including Dominique Jean Denis Verbestel. It is reported that he also carries a British passport in the name of Richard P. Branson, and police suspect that he may be traveling on forged travel documents. De Weirdt has lived in Thailand for some time and is thought to speak some Thai as well as English, French and Dutch. It is believed that before De Weirdt arrived in Thailand, he owned a diamond-setting shop in Antwerp, and that while there he allegedly committed fraud against several stone suppliers. This is said to have taken place before he moved to the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, before coming to Thailand. Any person having information about the alleged crime or the suspect is asked to call ? at any hour ? Tel: 01-9363643 (English), 01-7813115 (Dutch), 09-8938830 and 01-3473054 (Thai), or Email: info@carlblackburn.com phuket gazette BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Is the name given his real name or just another alias? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickfarang Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 The police seemed to have come up with a lot of incriminating and suspicious information pretty quickly. It sees as though a simple background check could have saved his (former) employer 18 million baht. Live and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiLuk Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 The real question here is: Where would YOU go if you were him? 1. Carribean 2. San Francisco :: 3. Prague :: 4. Stay right in the LOS on some obscure island with your thai honey and make occasional runs into town to sell a piece of gold and some sanuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Hi BB, how is your holiday with all this gems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Shhhhhhht ! Still enjoying it ! BB live from Capacabana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiLuk Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hahahaha! Number 4 on my list was on the mark. --------------- Belgian suspected of stealing jewelry detained in Thailand www.chinaview.cn 2004-11-07 13:54:31 BANGKOK, Nov. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Thailand's police have arrested a Belgian suspected of stealing a large amount of jewelry worth morethan 40 million baht (about 1 million US dollars), local press reported on Sunday. Dominique Verbesttel, 40, was arrested on Friday for stealing jewelry from the company he worked in Bangkok. Verbesttel, tracked down by police in a southern island on Friday, had worked for the CB Fine Jewelry in downtown Bangkok forthree months as production manager. He succeeded in winning the company's trust and was given the key to the safe, from which he stole jewelry including diamond, gem and pearls, newspaper Nation quoted police as saying. Police said they can retrieve most of the stolen jewelry and have detained Verbesttel's Thai girlfriend, who received part of the jewelry as gift. Verbesttel, who is also wanted in Belgium for involvement in several robberies, confessed he planned to redesign and sell the stolen jewelry, according to the police. Enditem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Staying in Thailand was the stupidest thing this guy could have done really-Yet he did it-Look at the scenario/Middle aged guy stole some hot gems he could fence for 10-20%-make 100k US for what /a year or two of the good life(on the run)? This guy is not only a thief but an idiot as he should have left the country DUH! I should know because he lived in my building in Thonburi and always sort of gave off a weird vibe-I chit chatted with him a couple of times buty kept my distance.Like with so many FARANG HERE ONE JUST NEVERS KNOWS...... He is in for long stay at Big Tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 wonder why the thai police arrest the bloke. isn't jewellery theft a national past time here, going up into the highest ranks of society? if people remember the saudi jewellery scandal a few years back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted November 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 MaiLuk said:Hahahaha! Number 4 on my list was on the mark. Right on ! Actually, the guy was married to a Thai from Pkuhet and did not think better than to hide in her house in Phuket..... Not smart at all ! easy peasy for the police to track him down. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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