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64 year old German who was on the run in Thailand since 2024 tracked down and arrested in Mae Hong Son

A three-year hunt ends at a Mae Hong Son guesthouse as Thai immigration police seize German fugitive Jürgen Herbert Schneider, 64. Wanted for attacking officials… Read More ›

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一名64岁的德国男子自2024年起在泰国潜逃,后在湄宏顺府被追踪并逮捕。

September 3, 2026 at 11:38 am

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

in Crime , Living , Thailand

A German fugitive accused of assaulting officials and threatening embassy staff has been captured after a three-year hunt in Thailand. Immigration officers found Jürgen Herbert Schneider, 64, hiding at a Mae Hong Son guesthouse after he repeatedly changed addresses. Police revoked his right to remain on security grounds following the September 1 arrest. He now faces deportation and court proceedings in Germany under an outstanding Memmingen District Court warrant.

Immigration Bureau officers arrest German fugitive Jürgen Herbert Schneider, 64, at a Mae Hong Son guesthouse after three years hiding. He faces deportation to Germany. ( Source: Thai Rath )

Thai immigration police arrested a 64-year-old German fugitive at a guesthouse in Mae Hong Son province on September 1. Jürgen Herbert Schneider had repeatedly changed residences while trying to evade capture. Police said he had remained hidden in Thailand for more than three years. His arrest now clears the way for deportation and further legal action in Germany.

Schneider was wanted under a warrant issued by the Memmingen District Court in the Federal Republic of Germany. The court issued the warrant on January 12, 2024. It covers the offences of “using force to assault and obstruct an officer performing official duties.” German police said Schneider assaulted German officials before fleeing capture.

Afterwards, German police placed Schneider on their national wanted list. Intelligence indicated that he had entered Thailand and was living inside the kingdom. In response, German officers contacted Thailand’s Immigration Bureau and supplied information about the fugitive. The Immigration Bureau then began coordinating an operation to locate him.

Immigration officers track German fugitive through changing addresses before Mae Hong Son arrest

Police Lieutenant Colonel Jaturachok Phetkhong, an inspector with Immigration Police Division 3, led the operation. His team examined Schneider’s immigration history, movements and changing places of accommodation. At the same time, Thai investigators remained in contact with German police. Their work eventually led officers to northern Thailand.

Investigators established that Schneider entered Thailand during early 2024 using a tourist visa. Once inside the country, he frequently moved between different places of accommodation. Police said he changed residences to frustrate attempts to find him. Meanwhile, he married a Thai woman and continued living in the kingdom.

Despite his repeated movements, Immigration Police Division 3 continued tracing Schneider’s whereabouts. Officers gathered intelligence about his latest accommodation and confirmed that he remained inside Thailand. Subsequently, investigators tracked him to Mueang district in Mae Hong Son province. They found him staying at a local guesthouse.

Police said Schneider was using the guesthouse as his latest hiding place. Following confirmation of his identity, officers prepared to arrest him. The Division 3 team moved in during the morning of September 1. Schneider was then taken into immigration custody.

Fugitive is arrested without injury as police review violent conduct and reported German embassy threats

Notably, police reported no injuries during the arrest operation. They also released no account of Schneider resisting the officers. Separately, investigators did not report finding weapons or forged documents at the guesthouse. The operation focused on capturing Schneider under the outstanding German warrant.

The arrest ended an extended attempt to find the German national inside Thailand. It also placed Schneider under immediate control of the Immigration Bureau. From that point, officers began reviewing his permission to remain in the kingdom. His wanted status and reported conduct were central to that decision.

German police had provided more than the details of the court warrant. They also supplied information concerning Schneider’s behaviour before his arrest. According to police, Schneider displayed aggressive behaviour and tendencies towards violence. Furthermore, he had previously threatened members of staff at the German embassy.

Police sources did not identify the embassy employees involved. Nor did they disclose when the reported threats were made. However, immigration officers considered the reports relevant to public safety. They also assessed their possible effect on peace and security inside Thailand.

Immigration Bureau revokes Schneider’s right to stay over active German warrant and security concerns

As part of that assessment, officers examined Schneider’s status under the Immigration Act. The law permits action against foreign nationals considered prohibited persons. It covers cases involving reasonable grounds to suspect a threat to society or national security. Additionally, it covers foreign nationals wanted under warrants issued by foreign governments.

Schneider’s case met both grounds cited by the Immigration Bureau. First, police considered his reported behaviour a potential threat to society and national security. Second, Germany had issued an active warrant for his arrest. Accordingly, immigration officials revoked his permission to remain in Thailand.

The order ended Schneider’s legal right to stay inside the kingdom. More importantly, it allowed officers to begin the process of removing him from Thailand. Immigration police then transferred him into custody pending the required legal proceedings. Relevant agencies were contacted to help arrange his deportation.

German fugitive awaits deportation as Thai police coordinate his return for court proceedings in Germany

In parallel, Thai officers continued coordinating with their German counterparts. The German warrant remains the basis for the legal proceedings awaiting Schneider after his return. His Thai case, by contrast, concerns his immigration status and removal from the country. Police announced no separate Thai criminal charge following the arrest.

Schneider is scheduled to be deported to the Federal Republic of Germany. Once returned, he will face further action connected with the Memmingen District Court warrant. For now, he remains in Immigration Bureau custody. Officers must complete the necessary procedures before his departure.

The Immigration Bureau has not announced a deportation date. Likewise, it has not disclosed any flight, escort or transfer arrangements. No details were provided about whether German officers would travel to Thailand. The police account referred specifically to deportation rather than extradition.

On another front, investigators released few details about Schneider’s life inside Thailand. Police confirmed that he entered using a tourist visa and later married a Thai woman. Yet they did not identify his wife or disclose where the couple lived. They also withheld Schneider’s previous addresses.

Police trace Schneider through repeated moves as German assault case drives arrest and removal overseas

His frequent moves formed a central part of the police investigation. Each change of accommodation forced officers to identify another location. Even so, investigators continued following information about his whereabouts. Their search finally ended at the guesthouse in Mueang district, Mae Hong Son.

Police also released no information about Schneider’s employment or financial activities in Thailand. Similarly, they did not describe his daily activities during his time in the country. The investigation concentrated on confirming his identity and locating his latest residence. It then shifted towards arrest, immigration revocation and deportation.

Regarding the German case, police provided only the central accusation behind the warrant. Schneider was wanted for using force against officials and obstructing them during their official duties. German police also said he fled after assaulting German officials. However, no further account of that incident was released.

German warrant and embassy threats support deportation after fugitive’s Mae Hong Son capture

The officials involved in the reported assault were not identified. Moreover, police disclosed no information about any injuries arising from the attack. The location and exact circumstances also remain undisclosed. Nevertheless, the Memmingen District Court issued the warrant now facing Schneider.

The reported threats against German embassy staff formed another element of the Thai assessment. Police connected those threats with Schneider’s aggressive behaviour and reported tendency towards violence. As a result, immigration officials treated his continued presence as a public-safety concern. That conclusion supported the decision to cancel his stay.

Ultimately, German police intelligence established that Schneider was residing in Thailand. Immigration Police Division 3 then traced his movements across successive places of accommodation. The investigation narrowed his location to a guesthouse in Mae Hong Son. Officers arrested him there on September 1.

Schneider’s capture completed the operational stage of the Thai investigation. The case has now moved into the deportation process. Meanwhile, the underlying assault and obstruction case remains under German jurisdiction. Schneider will face those proceedings after his return to Germany.

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James Morris is a pename for an international writer based in Bangkok who works on various international news media. He is a sub editor with the Thai Examiner news website since it began in 2015. Son Nguyen is an international writer and news commentator specialising in Thai news and current affairs. He commenced working with the Thai Examiner News Desk in May 2018.

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