A Chinese national, wanted in his home country for murder, was apprehended at Phuket airport. The suspect, identified as Qian Guofeng, arrived on a flight from Shanghai to the popular Thai resort island.
On the night of December 13, immigration police revealed that they received orders to intercept Qian, who became a suspect following a fatal altercation in China.
Chinese officials had alerted their Thai counterparts to prevent his entry and facilitate his return, as he was travelling on Shanghai Airlines flight FM 831 to Phuket.
Upon the plane’s arrival at approximately 11.15pm, immigration officials swiftly boarded and detained Qian in his seat. Entry to Thailand was denied due to suspicions of him posing a threat to public and national security, reported Bangkok Post.
Qian is set to be repatriated to China, where he will face legal proceedings for the charges against him.
In related news, a muscular British man was apprehended for his involvement in a series of daring gold chain snatches from tourists in Pattaya. Despite denying the accusations, CCTV footage and witness testimonies have implicated him in the crimes.
The arrest took place at 4.30pm on December 13, when Thananon Athipansri, Deputy Superintendent of Pattaya City Police Station, along with the Provincial Investigation Unit and the Transnational Crime Suppression Centre, detained the 31 year old British national at his residence in Bang Sare, Sattahip district, Chon Buri. The suspect was accused of robbing Iranian and Indian tourists of gold necklaces.
The British man refused to cooperate with the police during questioning. However, due to compelling evidence, he was handed over to the investigating officers to face charges of nighttime robbery using a vehicle. The police are now expanding their investigation to capture his accomplice, who remains at large.
The incidents began on December 8, around 10pm, when the robbery of an Iranian tourist occurred in Soi Buakhao.
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