who had fled to
escape drug trafficking charges in Normay was yesterday captured in the Chon
Buri resort town of
Cornelis Smeding, 50, was arrested in Pattaya by immigration police. The
suspect has been charged with colluding with 38 suspects in smuggling 300 kg of
cannabis into
Of the suspects, 26 had earlier been arrested.
of the suspect was made at the request of Norwegian authorities, said
Immigration Bureau Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Chatchawan Suksomchit.
had entered
after fleeing
in 2006. He married a northeastern woman and bought a 10-million-baht house in
Pattaya, which he used as his hideout.
