Aussie held, suspected of involvement in transnational crime
Aussie held, suspected of involvement in transnational crime
THAILAND: An Australian man was arrested in the southern district of Nakhon Sri Thammarat last night (May 17) by members of the Armed Forces Security Centre of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Command for suspected involvement in transnational crime in Phuket.
Tuesday 18 May 2021, 02:38PM
Australian Samuel James Norton Cook, second left, at Muang police station in Nakhon Si Thammarat after his arrest. Photo: Nujaree Rakrun.
The arrest was made with cooperation from local immigration and patrol police.
Samuel James Norton Cook, 47, was detained after the Bangkok-registered Toyota sedan he was driving was stopped at the entry to Pratulod community in tambon Nai Muang, Muang district, last night.