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Two British fugitives caught on Koh Samui

Immigration police question one of two British fugitives arrested on Thailand’s popular tourist island of Koh Samui on Saturday. (Immigration Police photo)

Thai immigration police have arrested two British men wanted for robbery and fraud in the UK, after discovering they had been illegally operating tourism-related businesses on the resort island of Koh Samui.

Police said on Sunday that the arrests took place on Saturday evening in the Bo Phut area of Koh Samui. The two men had fled criminal charges in the UK and entered Thailand to hide and engage in business activities using Thai nominees.

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