Russian Man Arrested at Phuket Airport, Accused of Helping Fugitive

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Phuket – A Russian man was arrested at the Phuket International Airport after he is being accused of helping a fugitive suspect to escape.

The Phuket Immigration told the Phuket Express that recently they arrested a 29 year-old Russian male at the international departure terminal in the terminal.

 

He is a wanted suspect who allegedly helped a fugitive suspect to escape. He was taken to the Sakoo Police Station for further legal action.

 

By Goongnang

 

Full story: The Thaiger 

-- 2024-10-08

 

 

[Geoffggi]

Distinct lack of information here, fugitive from what ????

[findlay13]

46 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Distinct lack of information here, fugitive from what ????

Don't rush they haven't finished making it up  yet.😁

[mokwit]

Is this the airport visa facilitation gone wrong?

[brianthainess]

3 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Distinct lack of information here, fugitive from what ????

I agree, The Sakoo Police did not have any in-depth information, not sure even why they bothered to report it.

[Jenkins9039]

1) He has a indirect contact in immigration.

2) His contact is paid funds to check the system.

3) The system is offline meaning x information doesn't get to land borders for 2-3 days after entering centralised system.

4) Centralised system adds new person of interest, feeds out to provincial immigration with hard/secure line connectivity to centralised system.

5) IO aware informs Russian counterpart.

6) Russian counterpart informs suspect and arranges extraction over land border (30,000$).

7) Suspect enters cambodia/laos and from there enters international aviation hubs (excluding Thailand, and/or interested country).

 

From experience (criminal court case(s) -> IO in court explained how this occurs as a fugitive in two cases walked into their net on returning to Thailand (I was the victim).

 

It costs 25,000THB to check IO system (and is routinely done usually via lawyers with connections, not by Russians so this Russian would have a layered access -> i.e he charges perp, then queries lawyer, who queries IO.

 

Might bring down a few extra people, his life is in precarious position -> dead fish tell no tales