CHONBURI — Thai police detained a German man after he went on a drunken rampage at a local market in Chonburi province early Tuesday, damaging vendors’ property and injuring himself, authorities said.
Police at Sattahip station said they received reports of a foreign man behaving violently while intoxicated at a market in Bang Sare, a coastal subdistrict of Sattahip district. Officers rushed to the scene and found the man, whose name was not released, in a state of extreme intoxication.
The man was lying on a sofa inside the market area and had smashed items belonging to local vendors, police said. He also harmed himself, sustaining injuries, and caused fear among residents and shop owners in the area.
Belongings lie scattered outside a row of shop houses following a rampage by a German man at Bang Sare market in Sattahip district, Chonburi province, on Dec. 23, 2025.Witnesses told police the German national had caused similar disturbances several times in the past when drunk. According to locals, he becomes aggressive and self-harming after consuming alcohol but later calms down, compensates victims for damages and returns to normal behavior once sober.
Before Tuesday’s incident, residents said they heard loud noises resembling objects being thrown and property being ransacked. When they checked, they found the same man involved again and alerted police to prevent further danger.
Police took the man into custody to calm him down and conducted an immigration check, which found he had not overstayed his visa. Authorities are considering charging him with public drunken misconduct, an offense punishable by a fine of up to 5,000 baht ($160).
Police said the man would also be required to compensate those affected for property damage, with officers documenting the losses as part of the case.
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