Police arrest three foreigners on the run

Police arrest three foreigners on the run

The Immigration Bureau announces the arrests of three foreigners on Sunday — Eduard
Malkov, Yukin Evgeny and Trevor Yardley. Apichit Jinakul
The Immigration Bureau announces the arrests of three foreigners on Sunday — Eduard Malkov, Yukin Evgeny and Trevor Yardley. Apichit Jinakul

Police have arrested two Russian men wanted in their home country on charges of smuggling chemicals and fraud, and a convicted Australian paedophile who allegedly entered Thailand illegally.

The arrests were announced on Sunday by the Immigration Bureau. 

Eduard Malkov, a 44-year-old Russian, was wanted by Russian authorities and Interpol for smuggling steroid-based chemicals into Russia and jumping bail, bureau chief Nathathorn Prousoontorn said. 

He was sentenced to three years in jail in Russia for transporting the chemicals, but he appealed against the decision and then fled the country after he was granted bail. 

Russian authorities put out an international arrest warrant for Malkov through Interpol's "red notice" system, Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn said.

The bureau found Mr Malkov living in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri, working in a bakery shop. 

Another Russian man, Yukin Evgeny, 39, was also wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by Russian authorities and Interpol.

Mr Evgeny allegedly forged documents from a Russian company so he could transfer money into his bank accounts, costing the company 2.5 million baht, police said. 

Police arrested him in front of a Big C Supercentre in Pattaya, Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn said.

Trevor Yardley, a 71-year-old Australian, who was jailed for seven years in Australia for sexually abusing two children, was caught in a house belonging to his Thai wife in Udon Thani.

Australian authorities asked their Thai counterparts to monitor Yardley after he started transferring money to a Thai bank account.

When he was arrested in Udon Thani, Yardley did not have an entry stamp for Thailand in his passport, Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn said.

The bureau chief said Interpol, the Royal Thai Police (RTP)'s Central Information Technology Centre, the Immigration Bureau and the Foreign Affairs division were called for a meeting Sunday to discuss ways to notify Thai police immediately when an international arrest warrant has been issued by Interpol.

After the meeting, Interpol agreed to allow police to use the agency's database of international arrest warrants, Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn said.

A memorandum of understanding will be signed by the RTP and Interpol at a later date. 

He said the information link will help prevent foreigners on the run from entering Thailand and going into hiding in the country.

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