Changwon, South Korea – A South Korean wanted in Thailand for his alleged involvement in the murder of a South Korean tourist in Pattaya has been arrested, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
The suspect was apprehended at his residence on Sunday evening and placed under emergency arrest, Yonhap cited the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency.
Police had been tracking the location of the suspect, who is one of three South Koreans suspected of kidnapping and murdering a South Korean national in Pattaya.
Thai police found the victim’s body in a black plastic container filled with cement in a reservoir in Pattaya on May 11, after his mother received a warning from an unknown individual that her son would be killed if a ransom was not paid.
South Korean authorities confirmed that one of the three suspects had returned to his home country from Thailand.
A police officer declined to disclose the details of the case, stating that it is currently under investigation.
