Interpol makes fugitive Red Bull heir's ‘wanted’ notice public

Vorayuth Yoovidhya is wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bangkok in September 2012

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Vorayuth Yoovidhya, whose grandfather cofounded energy drink company Red Bull, leaves a house in London. File photo: AP

Published: 12:17pm, 12 Sep 2017Updated: 9:40pm, 12 Sep 2017

Interpol has released a “wanted” listing for a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who is accused in a car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer five years ago.

The international police network made the “red notice” for Vorayuth Yoovidhya viewable to the public on Monday. Law-enforcement officials have been able to access the listing since last month.

This image made from the website of the international police network, Interpol, shows the ‘wanted’ listing for the billionaire Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, Vorayuth Yoovidhya. Photo: AP

A red notice is a request to police forces around the world “to locate and provisionally arrest an individual, pending extradition”.

Vorayuth, better known by his nickname “Boss”, is wanted in connection with a hit-and-run incident in Bangkok in September 2012, in which a Thai policeman on motorbike patrol was struck and killed by a driver in a Ferrari.

He has avoided meeting prosecutors ever since, and his case has raised allegations that Thai authorities are lenient with wealthy suspects.

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Interpol makes fugitive Red Bull heir's ‘wanted’ notice public

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Vorayuth Yoovidhya is wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bangkok in September 2012

Vorayuth Yoovidhya is wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bangkok in September 2012