Police arrest 2 German drug fugitives
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published : 7 Jul 2021 at 07:06 An immigration police officer questions one of two German drug fugitives arrested Tuesday morning. Immigration Bureau photo
Two German nationals alleged to be leaders of a major drug network in Europe were arrested by police in Surat Thani and Phuket provinces Tuesday morning.
They were Alek Kartun, 42, who has German-Russian nationality, and Alexander Wolfien, 38, a German national, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang said.
Mr Kartun was arrested at a luxury villa on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani and Mr Wolfein at Rawai beach in Phuket Tuesday morning. The two were suspected leaders of a major network providing drugs to gangs in several European countries. They had fled arrest warrants and had been living in Thailand for several years, Pol Lt Gen Sompong said.