PUBLISHED: 7 Jun 2024 at 11: 09
A criminal drug trafficking is thought to be hiding in a bush along the Thai-Myanmar border, and Indonesian authorities are collaborating with Thai counterparts to find and capture him.
Inspector General Krishna Murti, commander of the International Relations Division of the Indonesian police force, said the two countries are working up to search for Fredy Pratama, one of Indonesia’s most wanted drug ring officials, Malaysia’s Bernama news agency reported on Thursday.
Fredy, also known as the Indonesian Escobar, is suspected of hiding in a forest in Thailand along the border with Myanmar.
Since 2014, he has been wanted by the Indonesian government because he runs a sizable substance trade with Thailand and Malaysia. Next year, the three Asean states simultaneously cracked down on his activities.
In return for Chaowalit Thongduang’s record and extradition, Jakarta has requested that Thailand detain him in return for the favor. The Thai criminal, 37, was arrested in Bali on May 30 and sent up to Thailand on Tuesday.
According to Bernama, Krishna reportedly said that ten Indonesian police officers who had escorted Chaowalit from Indonesia would join forces with Thai officers in pursuing Fredy.
Authorities in Thailand had three Indonesian citizens detained in September of last year, according to reports. Fredy’s in- regulation is likewise reportedly a part of Thailand’s medication gang.