Narathiwat district police chief Pratya Baitee revealed this modus operandi by such criminals to escape into either Malaysia or Thailand when pursued by local authorities.

He stated that investigations revealed most of these criminals have varying information on each of their identification cards.

Citing an example, he mentioned a case where information on the identification card of criminals arrested by Thai police indicated they resided in Malaysia, yet their face matched those on the wanted list in Thailand.

“This has caused confusion, and the Thai police were forced to seek assistance from their Malaysian counterparts for verification,” he told members of the Malaysian media who visited Narathiwat recently.

Pratya said investigations also found that most of these dual-citizenship criminals have relatives living along the border of both countries.

“Identification is usually made by comparing the two identification cards found on the suspects if they are detained.”

“If a suspect is arrested by Malaysian police and found to be on the ‘wanted’ list in Thailand, they will be handed over to Thai police for further investigation. This action is part of the cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of both countries,” he said.