Finding the Belgian Fugitive in Phuket: A DJ’s Story

A fugitive wanted for a shooting in Belgium ten years ago has been apprehended in Phuket, where he was spinning tracks as a DJ in a Patong nightspot.

Phuket immigration police, led by Police Major General Phanthana Nuchanart, swooped in on 36 year old Achmal (surname undisclosed) at an apartment on Patong beach. The wanted man, holding both Belgian and Moroccan passports, had been issued charges for attempted murder, illegal firearm possession, and unlawful possession of ammunition and gun accessories – all stemming from a road rage shooting on January 19, 2014.

The suspect had been slipping through the cracks, using his Belgian passport for multiple entries into Thailand and employing a Moroccan one to keep authorities off his trail. His elusive journey took him through Bangkok, Si Sa Ket, and ultimately to the shores of Phuket.

The Office of the…