A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.
A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received “inhumane treatment” in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.
The smuggler fled Thailand but was eventually tracked down and arrested in Bulgaria, Interpol said. Her arrest helped police map a larger wildlife trafficking network, resulting in the arrests of 14 additional suspects in an operation involving Thai and Tanzanian police and officers from Interpol.
More than a hundred baby tortoises, mainly deceased, were returned from Thailand to Tanzania as evidence against a wildlife smuggling network. Discovered at Bangkok's airport, these tortoises highlight the global impact of wildlife trafficking.
Two Chinese nationals wanted for murder in Hong Kong were arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday evening.
Interpol has issued a red notice for the arrest of a 24 year old Cambodian man implicated in the fatal shooting of Lim Kimya.
Thai authorities are pursuing an Interpol red notice for a Cambodian suspect believed to have orchestrated the assassination of Lim Kimya, a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker.
Two individuals from Hong Kong were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand's Bangkok on Wednesday on suspicion of murder.
Two Hongkongers allegedly involved in a fatal knife attack in Yuen Long earlier this week have reportedly been arrested by immigration authorities upon their arrival in Bangkok and have been escorted back to the city.
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), at the request of Thai police, has issued a red notice for the arrest of Pich Kimsrin, a 24-year-old Cambodian man implicated in the fatal shooting of Lim Kimya,
The rescued tortoises included several endangered or vulnerable species, such as pancake tortoises, radiated tortoises, and Aldabra giant tortoises, all of which are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Lim Kimya, 74, a former member of parliament for the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was gunned down in Bangkok on Jan. 7. The suspected gunman, Aekaluck Paenoi, a former Thai Marine, was arrested the day after in Cambodia’s Battambang province and was extradited to Thailand on Jan. 11.