PHUKET — Following orders from the National Police Office directing all police units to conduct crime sweeps focusing on firearms violations and arrest warrant executions from June 14-20, Tourist Police have made a significant arrest in Phuket.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Phuak-am ordered all Tourist Police units to investigate and arrest offenders through integrated operations with local agencies. Tourist Police Region 3 reviewed outstanding arrest warrants in their area and identified a Dutch national with pending fraud charges.
Mr. Cornelis, 65, a Netherlands national, was reported to police last year by his German business partner with whom he operated a restaurant in Patong, Phuket. The German partner alleged fraud with damages of approximately 350,000 baht ($10,740).
After police investigators gathered evidence, they obtained a court-issued arrest warrant for Mr. Cornelis on fraud charges dated July 9, 2024.
Tourist Police investigators received intelligence from informants that the wanted individual was residing in the Pa Khlok area of Thalang District, Phuket. Officers conducted surveillance and identified a foreign national matching the arrest warrant description.
The arrest was made on June 17, 2025, and the suspect was subsequently transferred to Phuket Provincial Court for legal proceedings.
This arrest demonstrates the effectiveness of the National Police Office’s coordinated crime suppression campaign and the Tourist Police’s commitment to maintaining law and order in Thailand’s key tourism destinations.
____________
