OREANDA-NEWS  The Russian arrested by the Thai police at the request of the United States for extradition has been put on the international wanted list and arrested in absentia in the Russian Federation. This is reported by TASS.

According to court documents, he is accused of creating a criminal community, illegal access to computer information and committing other crimes. The man is on the federal and international wanted list.

A Russian citizen was detained on November 6, 2025 in Phuket, he was transferred to Bangkok. The United States suspects him of committing crimes in the field of information technology.

Earlier in Thailand, a tourist from Russia was arrested for selling drugs. The Russian was detained on the evening of November 14 in a hotel in Chalong district. Before that, the undercover police ordered cocaine from him.