Thai authorities apprehend crypto criminal linked to Phuket crypto heist
Thai authorities arrested a 26-year-old Russian native wanted in connection with a violent robbery that took place in Phuket, after finding him hiding in the back seat of a car on Koh Samui.
According to Thai authorities, the suspect, identified only as Dmitrii, has since been detained at Nathon Pier following a joint operation spearheaded by Pol Col Panya Niratimanon, Superintendent of Koh Samui Police Station.
Authorities claimed that he was discovered curled up in the trunk of a blue Nissan sedan driven by another Russian national identified as Stolbov Gleb, after arriving from Don Sak through a ferry.
Thailand police apprehend crypto thief
The arrest was a result of coordinated efforts with Chalong Police in Phuket,…