Arrested Koreans on Interpol list for fraud, drug offences

Arrested Koreans on Interpol list for fraud, drug offences

Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang announces the arrest  of two South Koreans in Bangkok after an Interpol alert. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)
Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang announces the arrest of two South Koreans in Bangkok after an Interpol alert. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)

The Immigration Bureau has tracked down and arrested two South Korean nationals wanted in separate cases in their home country, acting on Interpol alerts.

Immigration chief Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang said Sung Jin, 61, is accused of running a scam causing 144 million won, or 5 million baht, in damages, while  Seung Chul, 39, faces a drug procurement charge.

Mr Sung was detained at a condominium in Bangkok's Suang Luang district after immigration police received an alert from Interpol on July 18 that he was wanted on fraud charges.

The suspect entered Thailand on July 6 and was granted a visa to stay until Oct 6. He was tracked to the condominium in Soi Serithai 9, where he was detained.

Mr Sung said he fled South Korea in 2009 and had been in hiding in several countries in the region.

Mr Seung was tracked to  a hotel in Bangkok's Khlong Tan area, where he checked in after entering the country on May 22.

South Korean police allege he procured drugs for two compatriots who then smuggled them onto South Korea. The two men implicated Mr Seung as their supplier after their arrest by South Korean authorities.

Mr Seung allegedly provided the two men with 14 grammes of cocaine, 209 ecstasy pills, 108gm of ketamine, 6gm of crystal methamphetamine and some LSD.

Pol Lt Gen Sompong said Mr Seung has been a regular visitor to Thailand and last entered the country on May 22. Interpol issued a red notice for his arrest on July 8.

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