CHON BURI: Immigration police arrested an Estonian man wanted under an Interpol Red Notice for drug possession in Pattaya on Tuesday.
Pol Col Tanawat Poonsawat, chief of Chon Buri immigration, said Janno Ojaste, 39, was arrested at a house in Phra Tamnak Soi 5 road in Bang Lamung district.
He said the Interpol office in Estonia had issued a request on Feb 1 for Thai immigration police to arrest Mr Ojaste, who is wanted in Estonia for drug possession. He was subject to an Interpol Red Notice issued on Jan 28.
Mr Ojaste entered the country on Nov 10, 2017, and his visa expired on Dec 8 the same year.
He was a long time overstayer having spent 1,227 days in the kingdom after his visa expired.
He was handed over to Pattaya police for legal action on a charge of overstaying his visa. The Pattaya Court sentenced him to three months in jail, suspended for two years, and a fine of 4,000 baht.
Mr Ojaste will be extradited to Estonia under the 1979 Immigration Act after going through the legal process, Pol Col Tanawat said.