JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia deported one of Thailand’s “most wanted” fugitives yesterday to face murder and drugs charges in his home country, a police official said, after he escaped custody last year.
Chaowalit Thongduang, a 37-year-old also known by the moniker ‘Pang Na Node’, was arrested by police on the Indonesian resort island of Bali last week.
He was escorted to the capital Jakarta’s international airport under guard by 10 police officers, national police official Krishna Murti said in a statement yesterday.
The fugitive was then deported on a “special plane provided by the Thai govt,” Krishna added in a WhatsApp message to AFP.
Thai narcotics control authorities say Chaowalit is wanted on multiple charges including murder and drug-related offenses.
