German drug fugitives arrested, face extradition
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published : 6 Jul 2021 at 12:17
39 An immigration police officer interrogates one of two German drugs fugitives arrested on 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 on 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 on Tuesday morning.
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