"He was extradited at midnight (Tuesday) on a flight to Kenya," for onward travel to Mozambique, Police Major-General Surachate Hakparn said. "We will not allow foreign criminals to use Thailand as base for their operations," Pol Maj Gen Surachate added. Pol Maj Gen Surachate, popularly known by his nickname "Big Joke", has launched a high-profile clean-up campaign called Operation X-Ray Outlaw. In near-nightly round-ups around 2,000 foreigners have been arrested -- including drug dealers and prostitutes as well as visa overstayers in Thailand's tourist hotspots. "Once we do that suspects will not come here," Pol Maj Gen Surachate added.

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2018 09:22 UTC