Former Canadian soldier extradited to Thailand over gang killing

Thailand's National Police Chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas speaking during a press conference on receiving Canadian contract killer Matthew Dupre as his image appears on a screen, in Bangkok on May 29, 2023. - Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters): Canadian national Matthew Dupre has been successfully extradited to Thailand in connection with the killing last year of a criminal gang member, Thai authorities said on Monday (May 29), after the former soldier arrived in Bangkok on a special air force flight.

Dupre, 38, is wanted for the alleged murder of suspected criminal Jimi Sandhu, who was shot dead on Phuket in February 2022, central investigation bureau commissioner Jirabhop Bhuridej told a news conference.