Drug kingpin with B1m bounty expatriated to Thailand
Why it matters: The extradition of the drug kingpin concludes a major international manhunt and brings a high-profile criminal to justice in Thailand.
- A fugitive Thai drug kingpin was arrested in South Korea and extradited to Thailand on Tuesday.
- The kingpin was wanted under 60 arrest warrants and had a 1-million-baht bounty on his head.
- He reportedly faked his own death to evade capture prior to his arrest.
A notorious Thai drug kingpin, wanted under 60 arrest warrants and known for faking his own death, has been extradited from South Korea to Thailand. This high-profile arrest concludes a significant international manhunt for the fugitive who carried a 1-million-baht bounty.
