A Kazakhstani man wanted by Interpol has been detained in Phuket, Thailand, where local media say he spent more than half a billion tenge on his holidays.
A Kazakhstani man wanted by Interpol has been detained in Phuket, Thailand, where local media say he spent more than half a billion tenge on his holidays.
Thai police picked him up after an international search, and he now faces extradition proceedings.
The case is a reminder that Kazakhstan's wanted list reaches well beyond its borders, and that a lavish lifestyle abroad can attract exactly the wrong attention.
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