A 54-year-old man wanted by the United States for allegedly manipulating stocks and colluding in fraud to help his company grow was arrested in Phuket’s Thalang district.
Peter Coker Jr, a citizen of St Kitts and Nevis, was arrested on Wednesday in a hotel room near Surin Beach, Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), said yesterday.
The arresting team was led by Pol Maj Gen Montri Khetkhan, commander of the Crime Suppression Division, and the US Federation Bureau of Investigation…