PUBLISHED: 28 Mar 2025 at 03: 00
NEWSPAPER SECTION: News
A 24-year-old European nationwide has been detained by Phuket emigration officers in collaboration with the Immigration Bureau’s Investigative Division because of his presence in major international crimes.
Under the Immigration Act BE 2522, officers have been given the task of cracking down on foreign nationals who reside in Thailand and engage in illegal work, business operations, or transnational crimes in accordance with the policies of the Royal Thai Police (RTP ) and the Immigration Bureau.
The French Embassy received a notification that one of its citizens was a key think in a vicious jail break and the murder of French prison officials after he was arrested.
In an effort to avoid being captured, this person, a part of an organized crime system, fled to Phuket.
The Phuket Immigration Office was able to locate and apprehend the suspect after conducting substantial research.
The suspect admitted to participating in the prison break and the deadly attack on European prison officers during questioning. He claimed that he had been hiding in Phuket to fend off an Interpol incarceration permit.