PHUKET, March 6 (TNA) – A Russian fugitive has been
arrested in Phuket after fleeing charges related to illegal financial
transactions in his home country to Thailand four years ago.
After facing an arrest warrant in Russia, Alexey Dolzhenkov,
36, fled to Thailand in 2015 before he was arrested on February 26 in Phuket,
said Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Surachet Hakpan in a press
briefing on Tuesday.
Dolzhenkov was a prime suspect leading a crime syndicate in
committing forgery, illegal transaction and tax evasion causing damage of 485
million rubles in Russia, he said.
Since receiving Interpol notice, Thai police had tracked the
man traveling and found him in Phuket, added Pol Lt-General Surachet.
His Thai visa has been revoked pending extradition.
The Immigration Bureau chief said there were over 70 foreign
nationals listed on Interpol notice believed to be in Thailand.
“Thai police will search and arrest them all,” he noted.
(TNA)
