Swede Arrested In Pattaya/german Arrested In Hua Hin

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German, Swede arrested in Thailand for extradition

One German and one Swedish man have been arrested in Thailand for extradition to their home countries, where they are wanted in separate cases, the Thai immigration chief said Tuesday.

Becker Hans Dieter was arrested Monday in a beach resort area outside Hua Hin in the Gulf of Thailand, after a court in Munich issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of bribery and tax evasion, the head of the Immigration Bureau said.

Bo Peter Soderback from Sweden was arrested Tuesday in the resort town of Pattaya. He had spent 18 months in prison in his home country for drug trafficking and bank robbery, Lieutenant General Suwat Tumrongsiskul said.

The Swedish embassy had requested his extradition as part of a further investigation into his crimes, Suwat said.

"We investigated his entry to Thailand and found that his visa was expired. We had kept eyes on him and that led to the arrest," Suwat added.

"The arrests aim to get rid of suspects whose behavior is harmful to the Thai community," he said.

Agence France-Presse

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Bo Peter Soderback, 32, of Stockholm, Sweden, front, walks with German Hans Dieter Gunter Becker, 53, right, of Heiligenhaus at the Thai Immigration Bureau in Bangkok. Thai police, coordinating with European authorities, have arrested a Swede and a German, wanted in their home countries. Soderback is wanted in Sweden for two cases including armed robbery and robbing a bank while Becker is wanted on charges related to bribery and tax evasion, estimated at 300,000 euros ( 14,500,000 baht ). (AP Photo)

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Nice to see criminals being handcuffed