PATTAYA — Police took 36 Chinese nationals into custody for drug tests and immigration checks after raiding an after-hours party at a luxury nightclub in this coastal resort city during the early hours of Thursday morning. Pattaya Police Raid Nightclub, Detain Chinese Tourists and Vietnamese Nationals Approximately 40 officers from the Pattaya police station and […]
PHUKET — Thai immigration police have arrested a 50-year-old French national, identified by authorities only as Mr. Ani, at a luxury seaside hotel in Phuket after he allegedly fled multiple international arrest warrants linked to large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering. The suspect, wanted in more than 32 criminal cases in France, had entered Thailand […]
PATTAYA — A coordinated nighttime crackdown on prostitution along Pattaya Beach and nearby roads has resulted in the arrest of 16 foreign women, with authorities moving swiftly to revoke visas and initiate deportation proceedings against those found soliciting in public areas. 30 foreign women arrested for alleged prostitution on Soi Nana in Bangkok The operation, […]
PHUKET — A suspected leader of a Nordic crime syndicate wanted under an Interpol red notice has been arrested at a luxury condominium in Phuket, marking a significant blow to transnational organized crime operating in Thailand. French Fugitive Arrested in Phuket Following Interpol Alert Investigators from the Immigration Bureau’s Division 6 and local police apprehended […]
BANGKOK — A foreign man was arrested by police after allegedly molesting a woman during Songkran celebrations in the Silom area of Bangkok on April 13, in an incident that has prompted authorities to reiterate the importance of vigilance during the busy holiday period. Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted During Songkran The incident occurred at approximately […]
BANGKOK — A 47-year-old Nigerian national identified as a key figure in the distribution of cocaine across Thailand has been arrested in the capital’s Bang Rak district, in a police operation that also netted three additional suspects and seized drugs, cash and assets worth millions of baht. Nigerian Arrested in Nong Khai Crystal Meth Crackdown […]
PATTAYA — Police have arrested 20 Indian nationals during a raid on a villa in Pattaya, where officers uncovered what they described as a sophisticated online investment scam operation targeting victims in India, with the group allegedly working out of a clandestine call centre hidden behind high walls. Police Raid Luxury Pattaya Villas, Arrest 68 […]
PATTAYA — A 76-year-old Turkish engineer wanted in connection with the collapse of an apartment building during a devastating earthquake in Adana, Turkey, in February 2023 has been arrested at a hotel in this beach city, marking the end of a two-year international manhunt, the Bangkok Post reported. Thousands killed in major earthquake on the […]
NARATHIWAT — Thai authorities have arrested a suspect in the shooting of a member of parliament in this restive southern province following a coordinated cross-border operation with security forces that led to the suspect’s location and detention in Myanmar. Former village official killed in Narathiwat drive-by shooting Officials identified the suspect as Lieutenant Wiroj Ketmanee, […]
PHUKET — Two Kyrgyz men wanted on Interpol red notices for the abduction and murder of a fellow countryman in Kyrgyzstan have been arrested in the Patong area of this tourist island, following a coordinated international manhunt that ended in a hotel room in Kathu district. Nordic Mafia Boss Arrested in Phuket on Interpol Red […]