Brit human trafficker apprehended
Published: 13/07/2011 at 03:24 PM
Bangkok Post: Online news:
A British national sought by Interpol after jumping bail on a human trafficking case in which he has been sentenced to two years in jail was arrested by the Thai police in Bangkok on Tuesday.
The apprehension of Andrew Christopher Michael Wallace, 37, was announced on Wednesday by the Immigration Bureau.
Mr Wallace was arrested at a restaurant on Sukumvit Soi 2 in Klong Toey district.
He is alleged to have fled to Thailand after being released on bail in England, Immigration Bureau investigation chief Manu Mekmok said today.
Interpol had asked the bureau to cooperate in the search for Mr Wallace in Thailand, said Pol Maj Gen Manu.
He had been found to have been living in Sukhumvit Soi 69, and his movements were then tracked.
According to police, he had admitted he escaped from the UK to Thailand.
He will be subject to extradition proceedings.
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