A Moroccan man wanted by Swiss police for hacking banks in Switzerland has been arrested in Bangkok, police said on Saturday.
Immigration police captured Mohamed Yassine Gharib on Friday in a hotel lobby in the Samsen area, Immigration Bureau commissioner Pharnu Kerdlarpphon said.
Mr Gharib's Thai girlfriend, Amornrat Hongklad, who was with him at the time, would be place under protection as a witness, he added.
A Thai arrest warrant was issued on Feb 28 for the 26-year-old Moroccan after Swiss police alerted Thailand that he had entered the country four years ago.
Swiss authorities say Mr Gharib and about 10 other suspects had hacked bank accounts in Switzerland causing damage equivalent to more than 600 million baht before fleeing the European country.
Police finally tracked the suspect to the hotel and waited for him there, knowing that he would return to collect the passport he had left there.
Police said Mr Gharib told them that he had been staying in hotels in Bangkok and Pattaya since coming to Thailand and had known Mrs Amornrat for more than two years.
The bureau will contact the Swiss embassy about extradition, Pol Lt Gen Pharnu added.