A Korean-American fugitive wanted by the US government was arrested in a Thai-Cambodian border province, police said yesterday.
Police said Thomas Lee, 54, fled from custody at the US embassy in South Korea while waiting to be sent back to the US. He has been in hiding in Thailand for more than a year.
Police said Lee, who holds dual citizenship, produced a fake passport at a checkpoint on the Thai-Cambodian border with the intention of entering the neighboring country.
He earlier owned a temporary passport, valid from Jan 27, 2012 to Feb 1, 2012, issued by the US embassy.
Police said Lee was involved in several criminal cases and fled the US for South Korea. He used a counterfeit US passport to travel to several countries last year before entering Thailand, police said.
