Phuket tourists deported after sexual act on public transport

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The 41-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were filmed engaging in oral sex aboard a moving tuk-tuk in tambon Patong of Kathu district on Sunday Police interrogated the couple on Monday night and both confessed to the [recorded act](https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3248869)

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