The arrest was made around 3:30pm on Wednesday (Apr 9), at Phuket International Airport’s international arrivals hall.
The operation was carried out by the Phuket Airport Immigration Investigation Team in coordination with officers from Cherng Talay Police Station, reported Phuket Airport Immigration.
The arrest team was led by Phuket Airport Immirgation Chief Pol Lt Col Akkaraphon Kaewkiattiyos, under the direction of Pol Lt Col Rassarin Thiraphatthanakun and Pol Lt Col Suthirat Thirasawat. Officers from the Suppression Investigation Unit also took part in the operation.
The Russian man, not named in the brief report, was taken into custody and handed over to investigators from Cherng Talay Police Station for further legal proceedings.
According to the court warrant for his arrest, he is accused of colluding in not paying wages and defying orders issued by labor inspectors, the report by Phuket Airport Immigration concluded.