PUBLISHED: 9 Jan 2025 at 04: 00
Phuket — Police said on Wednesday that one of the two Russian nationals who is suspected of robbing a friend in Phuket on Sunday has been detained while his friend has fled the country has been.
On Wednesday, Pol Maj Gen Saranyu Chamnanrat, deputy chief of Provincial Police Region 8, which governs Phuket and other southern regions, led his authorities to question Andrei Veselov.
Following a police request, the Phuket Provincial Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Veselov on Tuesday at a luxury mansion on the charge of bribery and immoral confinement.
The other believe named was Dmitrii Kuznetsov, 36. Mr. Kuznetsov left the country soon after committing the crime, according to police, but regional police have worked with Interpol to create a red notice.
Zelimkhan Lusupov (unnamed in earlier studies ) was attacked in his motel room in tambon Karon’s Muang area on Sunday nights. According to the police, the offender tied the victim’s hands with wires and used duct tape to gag him.
The intruder, believed to be Mr Kuznetsov, contacted Mr Veselov, with whom the prey had a dispute over crypto assets in Russia.
Mr Veselov ordered the victim to return US$ 120, 000 ( 4.16 million baht ) but the victim refused to provide his wallet password, so Mr Kuznetsov allegedly stole$ 6, 000 to$ 7, 000 in$ 100 bills from the man’s suitcase.