A pickpocket in Banteay Meanchey’s Poipet district may be wishing he’d practised his sleight of hand after being rumbled in a local nightclub.

The suspect and his accomplice picked up some new friends on a night out, dancing and drinking into the wee hours before nabbing a wallet from their pals.

The club’s bouncer got into a scuffle as the pair made a hasty getaway, detaining one of the men. KAMPUCHEA THMEY