IMMIGRATION Police arrested an Australian man said to be the leader of Hell’s Angels gang in his country and wanted there for a string of drug and firearm charges after he used an Italian man’s passport to enter the country, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 6).
Pol.Lt.Gen.Itthiphon Itthisanronnachai, commander of Immigration Police, and his deputy Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart together with other team members announced the arrest of Mr. Elices (pseudonym), 31, for illegally using the passport of Mr. Gjini to enter Thailand on a tourist visa, coming here on a chartered flight.
Immigration Police tracked down the suspect after being coordinated by the Australian police and found him at a luxury condo in the Thonglor area of downtown Bangkok.
Police investigators had sent the fingerprint of the person who travelled here on Gjini’s passport to check with the Australian database and it was found that it matched that of the wanted suspect.
Elices is a major suspect in Australia with 38 arrest warrants issued against him and of these 36 are related to firearms and one each for import of 14 kilogrammes of methamphetamine pills and participating in a transnational criminal network. He also has a criminal history of assaulting officials and robbery.
He is said to head the Australian Hell’s Angels gang that has a drug distribution network while importing both drugs and firearms.
Thai Immigration Police said Elices had admitted fleeing Australia to Thailand with an Italian passport and applying to stay longer. Also that he tried to escape again upon finding out that the Australian police had contacted their Thai counterparts.
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The Australian suspect believed to be the head of the Hell’s Angels gang in his home country after being arrested by Thai Immigration Police. Photos: Naewna
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