Boonlua Chatree
Chonburi Immigration Police arrested an alleged
Russian drug dealer hiding out in Pattaya.
Andrey Kozlov, 30, was taken into custody June 9 at
the Ban Suan Lalana Condominium in outer Jomtien Beach. Kozlov had been
wanted on an arrest warrant issued by a court in Vladimir, Russia in
February claiming he was a major narcotics distributor.
Kozlov’s visa was canceled and he was turned over to
Interpol Russia as immigration authorities began his deportation
process.
Thai police claim Kozlov admitted to being a drug dealer in Russia
and that he fled to heavily-Russian Najomtien to hide out. He reportedly
told police that, to avoid detection, he only went out at night.
