On Oct. 18 in Bangkok, Thailand, Pittaya Moolin, 51, was arrested as he conducted a delicate procedure in the backseat of his vintage Toyota Corolla, the Daily Mail reported. Moolin, also known as Chang Yai Modify, allegedly offered genital enhancement treatments to men in the region in spite of the fact that he is not licensed to perform such services. He promoted his business on TikTok, offering penis enlargement, circumcision and pearl implantations, saying he learned how to do the surgeries by watching social media videos.

“I became interested in this kind of work, so I studied and developed it as a side hustle to supplement my income,” he said.

Authorities found no sterilizing equipment in the makeshift operating theater, but they did find local anesthetics, surgical blades, needles and other equipment. He was charged with practicing medicine without registration and authorization, which could land him in prison for three years.

Animal antics

Ray Ray the cat clearly did not want to be left behind when his family left their home in Kittanning, Armstrong County, for Keene, N.H., on Sept. 26, The Washington Post reported. After driving about 100 miles, Tony Denardo, Ray Ray’s owner, stopped the family van for a bathroom break and discovered the 8-year-old cat clinging to the vehicle’s roof.

“How did this cat stay on there?” wondered Tony’s wife, Margaret. “And he was completely unfazed.”

The family believe Ray Ray lodged himself in between luggage strapped to the van’s top as they sped along the interstates. The Denardos leaned in, stopping at a pet store for a leash, harness, backpack and food for Ray Ray, and he joined the adventure. Tony carried him across the finish line at a marathon in Keene, and Ray Ray “seemed to really like Times Square at night,” Margaret said of their stop in New York City. She plans to write a children’s book about her pet’s adventure.

Suspicions confirmed

You may have heard that gold prices are at an all-time high, so it’s no wonder people are willing to go to extreme lengths to get their hands on it. Or, in this case, their private parts. Three women from Hong Kong were arrested in Japan on Oct. 20 for trying to smuggle about 8 kilograms of gold powder in their underwear, The Mainichi reported. The women were recruited by Masamori Nishimura, 34, they said, to conceal pouches of gold powder on a flight bound for Tokyo last summer. The precious metal was valued at about $650,000. The smugglers’ payment? Cash and travel expenses.

The passing parade

Kira Cousins, 22, of Airdrie, Scotland, allegedly misled family and friends for months about her pregnancy and the Oct. 10 birth of her daughter, Bonnie-Leigh Joyce, the Daily Star reported on Oct. 20. She wore a prosthetic baby bump and introduced a plastic Reborn doll as her newborn, even to the baby’s supposed dad. Cousins also claimed the baby girl had health problems including a heart defect, which was why she wouldn’t allow anyone to hold her. When her mom discovered the doll, Cousins messaged the would-be dad that Bonnie-Leigh had passed away, but the deception was soon revealed.

“Everybody believed her,” said friend Neave McRobert. “We were all so happy. I feel totally used and drained.”

Another friend said she had “noticed straight away that her bump wasn’t real. You could see the straps on her back holding it on.”

Cousins declined to comment.

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