European crime suspects hiding in Thailand arrested
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Two trans-national criminals - an Italian suspect wanted by Interpol for fraud, embezzlement and monetary document forgery, and a Romanian suspect wanted for stealing credit card information to forge cards and withdraw money in Europe - have been arrested
Thai immigration police chief Nathorn Phrosunthorn told a press conference Wednesday that his agency was informed by Italian authorities that suspect Mauro Vincenzo Saguata had fled Italy and was hiding in Thailand. Subsequent probe located the man on May 22 renting an apartment in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district, where he was arrested. The initial probe found that Saguata was an executive of Safe 3 Italia, a subsidiary of Cooporation 2000. He had allegedly forged documents to secure a bank loan and money equivalent to Bt50 million from the public, before fleeing to Thailand in 2013.
Nathorn said that the second suspect, Romanian national Marian Nicolau, the alleged leader of a skimmer gang in Europe, had lied low in Udon Thani’s Muang district. He travelling in and out of Thailand 18 times between 2013-16 before his arrest.
