Internet ‘counsellor’ arrested after 20-month overstay

December 28, 2023

PUBLISHED : 28 Dec 2023 at 10:37

Russian national Dmitry Odintsov, left, is arrested at a convenience store on Koh Samui by an immigration police officer on Tuesday. (Photo supplied/ Supapong Chaolan)

SURAT THANI: A Russian man has been arrested after overstaying his visa by 20 months on Koh Samui, where he operated a website offering psychological counselling to Russian tourists, police said.

The arrest of Dmitry Odintsov, 41, by immigration police on Tuesday came during a pre-New Year crackdown on…