A 59-year-old South Korean woman – who was wanted for alleged fraud causing damages worth 440 million won (about Bt10 million) in her home country – has been arrested in the northern border province of Chiang Rai while trying to apply for a re-entry permit, said authorities.

A 51-year-old South Korean man, who was wanted on an Interpol warrant for a fraud case involving damages worth 692,762,000 won (about Bt20 million) in his home country, was arrested on July 12 in Bangkok, Immigration Police Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingdoung told a press conference on Thursday.