Thai police said yesterday they had detained a former US policeman who is due to be deported to the United States where he is wanted for people smuggling and raping a minor.

Gilbert Dubois, 55, from Orange County in California, was arrested in Bangkok on Saturday, said police Colonel Voravat Amornvivat. “His retirement visa has been revoked and he will be deported,” Col. Voravat said.

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