Thai authorities have fined an Australian holidaymaker who drunkenly stuffed two raw prawns into his pocket at a seafood restaurant on the picturesque island of Phuket . These embarrassing snaps show the moment 27-year-old Jacob Saveisberg was forced to pose with police officers after his arrest . In one of the photos , Mr Saveisberg points at the tiger prawns as they are held by an officer , while two other photos show an officer dangling the crustaceans in front of the tourist ’ s face . Australian tourist Jacob Saveisberg , 27 , was forced to pose with police officers after his arrest . A police officer in the town of Patong dangles two tiger prawns in front of Jacob Saveisberg 's face . A restaurant employee and police officers pursued Mr Saveisberg through the streets of Patong after he stole the prawns early Saturday morning , Phuketwan reported . He was arrested on a party street and taken to a police station , where officers found the prawns in his pocket . A police officer told the Thai website that the theft occurred as Mr Saveisberg walked along a beach road where the Tropica Bungalow Hotel ’ s restaurant displays its seafood for passers-by . Another officer , Lt Thongpael Khurhom , told the Phuket Gazette : ‘ He was taken to the Patong Police Station , where he confessed that he stole the prawns because he was very drunk. ’ Police said the Australian tourist slipped the tiger prawns into his pocket and walked away . A police officer said the holidaymaker 'confessed that he stole the prawns because he was very drunk ' Jacob Saveisberg avoided a charge of theft and was fined 500 baht for being drunk and disorderly . Because the restaurant did not file a formal complaint police decided not to charge him with theft , which carries a jail sentence and higher fine for those convicted . Instead police handed him a fine of 500 baht ( AUS $ 20 or £10 ) for being drunk and disorderly , and allowed him to leave . Restaurant manager Aruni Mahasena , quoted by the Phuket Gazette , told the police : ‘ The man walked through our restaurant and took two prawns . Our staff asked him to put them back , but he refused and then disappeared onto Soi Bangla . ’
Jacob Saveisberg was forced to pose with police officers after his arrest . One photo shows an officer dangling the tiger prawns in front of his face . The 27-year-old stole two raw prawns from a restaurant in Patong . 'He stole the prawns because he was very drunk , ' a police officer said . Mr Saveisberg avoided a theft charge , which could have landed him in jail . He was fined 500 baht ( AUS $ 20 or £10 ) for being drunk and disorderly .