Immigration police rounded up a Russian fugitive hiding in Pattaya and prepared to deport him home to face robbery charges.
Andrey Tsirp, 36, was captured Oct. 3 on Pratamnak Soi 6. Immigration officers demanding his passport discovered Tsirp’s visa expired on Sept. 14. He’d arrived over land in Srakaew June 27 and had his visa-on-arrival extended once.
Russian fugitive Andrey Tsirp (right) has been arrested in Pattaya and will be deported to face robbery charges in his homeland.
Police said the Russian admitted to fleeing his home country due to be wanted on a robbery charge. Officers charged him with staying illegally in the kingdom and prepared to deport him.