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Fugitive in Belgium shooting arrested in Phuket

An immigration officer shows a chart detailing the arrest of fugitive Achmal, 36, in Phuket. The suspect has dual Belgian-Moroccan nationality and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Belgium for attempted road-rage murder in 2014. (Photo: Immigration Bureau)

A 36-year-old fugitive sentenced to prison in Belgium for attempted murder has been arrested in Phuket, where he worked as a DJ at a Patong bar.

The man, identified by police only as Achmal, 36, was taken into custody by Phuket immigration police at an apartment at Patong beach.

Achmal has dual Belgian-Moroccan nationality and was wanted in Belgium on charges of attempted murder, illegally carrying a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition and gun accessories. The charge related to a road rage shooting in Belgium on Jan 19, 2014, police said.

The Appeals Court in Brussels had sentenced the man to 10 years in prison, according to immigration police.

Achmal had used a Belgium passport to enter Thailand many times, police said. He also used a Moroccan passport to enter the country and kept changing his residence, staying in Bangkok, Si Sa Ket and Phuket.

He was finally tracked to an apartment in Patong beach, where he was working as a DJ at a bar in Patong. 

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