Immigration police in the nation’s popular southern island province arrested a 26-year-old Ukrainian man wanted under an Interpol Red Notice for alleged investment scams on Tuesday.
Phuket immigration police announced the apprehension but withheld the suspect’s name and the location of the bust.
The Ukrainian was wanted for alleged involvement in a gang that created a Telegram chat account and the fake ‘Bybit’ platform to lure victims into fraudulent cryptocurrency investments. The gang was reportedly based in Kyiv. In September last year a victim complained about a loss of US$1,981 (about 66,000 baht).
Foreign investigators were looking into if there were any more victims. Thai immigration police revoked the individual’s visa and have begun working on his extradition.