PUBLISHED: 1 Apr 2025 at 19: 18
A Hong Kong gentleman wanted for a drug-related crime has been arrested in Pattaya, Thai officials said on Tuesday.
Immigration officers arrested the Hong Kong regional at a rented home in the beach area in Chon Buri on Monday. He was staying with a Thai sweetheart, said Pol Lt Gen Panumas Boonyaluck, deputy director of the Immigration Bureau.
The think identified only as Truong, 25, was wanted by Hong Kong authorities on charges of assaulting a friend who eventually died in Sha Tin area of the Chinese capital on March 16.
Hong Kong authorities said two persons were involved in the murder. One of them was Truong, who fled to Thailand on the evening of the shooting, said Pol Lt Gen Panumas.
The death arose from a fight over an illegal drug offer. Hong Kong government issued a subpoena for the perpetrator’s imprisonment and sought assistance from the Royal Thai Police.
Immigration authorities tracked the think to the rented apartment in Pattaya and arrested him. He may be deported to Hong Kong, said said Pol Lt Gen Panumas.