KUALA LUMPUR: A wanted Malaysian man who was hiding in Dannok, Thailand has been arrested in cross-border cooperation operation with police in the kingdom.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the suspect, who injured a victim with a dangerous weapon in Klang, Selangor, earlier this month was detected entering Thailand at 6.42am on Oct 11 via the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security Complex in Kedah.
"The Northern Zone Border Intelligence Unit (URS) received information from the Selangor police headquarters criminal investigation department unit on the suspect, who had fled to and was hiding in Thailand.
"Intelligence revealed that he was staying at a hotel in Dannok," he said when contacted on Saturday (Oct 19).
Razarudin said information was passed to Thai authorities to arrest and deport the 32-year-old suspect, based on an outstanding warrant against him.
Thanks to the collaboration between URS and Thai authorities, the suspect was successfully arrested in front of a shop in Dannok town at 6.30pm on Monday (Oct 14).
He was deported to Malaysia after the Thai authorities completed the necessary documentation.
"The ICQS Bukit Kayu Hitam police station team then detained the suspect at the border checkpoint and placed in lock-up pending the arrival of the Selangor CID team. The case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code (for voluntarily causing hurt using a dangerous weapon)," he said.
Razarudin added that the suspect has been remanded for seven days from Oct 15. – Bernama
