The Immigration Bureau has arrested two foreign nationals wanted under Interpol Red Notices, intensifying a nationwide crackdown on overstaying and transnational crime. The suspects, a 60-year-old Swedish man and a 43-year-old French national, were detained on 24 and 25 February 2026 respectively. Both men are accused of serious offences in their home countries and were found to be unlawfully present in Thailand.

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The operation follows orders from Pol Lt Gen Phanumart Boonyalak, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, directing all units to step up inspections of foreign nationals overstaying their visas or permission of stay across the country. The campaign targets individuals who may be evading prosecution abroad or posing a threat to public order in Thailand. Coordination has been carried out with international security agencies and Interpol.

At 4.30pm on 24 February 2026, under the direction of senior immigration officials including Pol Lt Gen Phanumart Boonyalak and Pol Maj Gen Phanthana Nutchanart, officers arrested Mr Johan, a Swedish national aged 60. Swedish authorities had requested assistance in locating him and checks of the Immigration Bureau’s information system confirmed he was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice issued in 2023 for fraud. He was charged with entering and remaining in the Kingdom without permission and handed over to investigators at Mae Rim Police Station, Chiang Mai, for legal proceedings in Thailand, pending extradition.

The second arrest took place at approximately 11.15am on 25 February 2026. Officers from Division 1 of the Immigration Bureau’s Investigation Division apprehended Mr Nadim, aged 43, a French passport holder wanted under a French arrest warrant and an Interpol Red Notice. He is accused of robbery with accomplices, involving threats and physical assault, and allegedly stealing €200,000 in cash.

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Investigators tracked him to an address near Soi Charoen Krung 36 in Bang Rak district, Bangkok, following sustained surveillance. He was taken into custody and transferred to investigators within the Immigration Bureau for further legal action.

Thaitabloid reported that authorities stated that both arrests resulted from continuous monitoring and close cooperation between the Immigration Bureau, Interpol and relevant security agencies. Under the policy framework known as “Turn Back Crimes”, suspects who complete legal proceedings in Thailand will be deported to their home countries in coordination with international partners.

Key Takeaways

• Two foreign nationals wanted under Interpol Red Notices were arrested in Thailand on 24 and 25 February 2026.

• The suspects face fraud and robbery charges in Sweden and France respectively, involving €200,000 in the latter case.

• Both men will undergo legal proceedings in Thailand before being deported to their home countries.

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Interesting to see Immigration Police move quickly when foreign governments request help via Interpol.

Thailand seems eager to show cooperation in returning foreign fugitives.

Yet when it comes to high-profile Thai nationals like the Red Bull heir case, the same urgency and effectiveness are noticeably absent.

This must raise questions about selective enforcement and whether justice is applied equally depending on who’s involved.

Interpol is working apparently, except for Boss, the Red Bull heir

Perhaps Interpol will act when Thailand stops

hosting Jai Low and hands him in ?

6 hours ago, Jim Waldron said:

Interesting to see Immigration Police move quickly when foreign governments request help via Interpol.

Thailand seems eager to show cooperation in returning foreign fugitives.

Yet when it comes to high-profile Thai nationals like the Red Bull heir case, the same urgency and effectiveness are noticeably absent.

This must raise questions about selective enforcement and whether justice is applied equally depending on who’s involved.

Nonsense, you're talking about to completely different situations.

How can whether the RTP's showing "urgency and effectiveness" have any effect on whether foreign governments' law enforcement agencies act on an Interpol notices? RTP jurisdiction stops at Thailand's borders and any Interpol member police force can choose whether or not they act on Interpol Notices which are all advisory.

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Interpol is working apparently, except for Boss, the Red Bull heir

Whether Interpol works or doesn't work has no bearing on whether Interpol member police forces act on their advisories and when the Thai subject is not in Thailand the only agencies who can act on those advisories are the agencies of the country in which he is in.

49 minutes ago, Jim Blue said:

Perhaps Interpol will act when Thailand stops

hosting Jai Low and hands him in ?

Perhaps Interpol will act on what and in which way?

Thailand is well known to cooperate with overseas law enforcement agencies and extraditions are reported frequently. If you are referring to ,Jho Low, what makes you think Thailand is "hosting" him as opposed to Shanghai, were all reports suggest he is?

35 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Nonsense, you're talking about to completely different situations.

How can whether the RTP's showing "urgency and effectiveness" have any effect on whether foreign governments' law enforcement agencies act on an Interpol notices? RTP jurisdiction stops at Thailand's borders and any Interpol member police force can choose whether or not they act on Interpol Notices which are all advisory.

Liverpool Lou

You’re right that Interpol notices are advisory and each country decides how to act.

But that’s not really the issue here.

The point is that Thai authorities do show urgency when it comes to foreign fugitives, yet when it’s one of their own elites, the system seems to stall.

Referring back to the Red Bull heir case, Vorayuth Yoovidhya was charged with reckless driving causing death after allegedly killing a police officer in a hit‑and‑run back in 2012.

Evidence at the time suggested alcohol and cocaine in his system, and he fled before facing court. Over the years, charges were dropped, witnesses conveniently changed their stories, and senior officials were implicated in shielding him.

As ABC Australia reported in 2014, this case has become the symbol of Thailand’s “two justice systems”, one for the rich, another for everyone else.

So, while Interpol notices are advisory, the contrast is glaring, foreign fugitives get processed efficiently, while domestic high‑profile cases drag on for over a decade without resolution.

That’s the double standard people are pointing out here!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-10/thai-red-bull-heir-alleged-hit-run-offender-avoids-prosecution/104327318?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

19 minutes ago, Jim Waldron said:

So, while Interpol notices are advisory, the contrast is glaring, foreign fugitives get processed efficiently, while domestic high‑profile cases drag on for over a decade without resolution

There is no double standard if the subject of the investigation is not in the country. RTP jurisdiction ends at the borders,

If other countries do not wish to cooperate with Thailand and that drags the case out, Thailand can do nothing about it and cannot blamed for those delays. Incidentally, there is no delay as far as Thailand is concerned with this case, as soon as Vorayuth returns to Thailand the Thai system is ready to go ahead with his prosecution.