Turkish Man Arrested for Drug Crimes Back Home

BANGKOK, DEC 25 (TNA) – A Turkish fugitive wanted for drug offenses has been nabbed after entering Thailand over 10 times in the past three years.

Turkish authorities have requested Thailand to extradite the 46-year-old man Mustafa Yilmazx to face prosecution for possession of illicit drugs for sale, Pol Lt-General Surachet Hakpan, Immigration Bureau Chief said in a press conference on Tuesday.

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