One-legged crime boss with links to Ireland finally caught after five years on the run
An organised crime boss with links to Ireland has been arrested in Thailand after being on the run for five years.
On Friday, officers from the Royal Thai Police arrested the fugitive at a Bangkok garage where he had been collecting his car after repairs, the NCA said. “I thank the prosecutors of the Attorney General’s office, the Royal Thai Police and the Commissioner of the Central Investigations Bureau for their extensive work helping us identify and arrest Wakeling .
Jacque Beer, NCA regional head of investigations, said the public response to appeals for information had helped to track down the fugitive. In 2019 the NCA issued an appeal for help finding Wakeling and released CCTV footage of him before he fled.