Summary Willy is accused of buying weapons to be sold to Naga rebels in northeastern India.
BANGKOK (AP) - Police in Thailand have arrested a Thai man wanted in India for alleged involvement in international arms deals with an Indian insurgent group worth nearly $2 million.
Wuthikorn Naruenartwanich, also known as Willy, is accused of buying weapons, including nearly 1,000 rifles and an unspecified number of rocket-propelled grenades, to be sold to Naga rebels in northeastern India.
Police Col. Charoen Sisasalak says the 57-year-old Willy was arrested Friday at his home in Bangkok. Prosecutors next week will try to convince a judge to send him to India, where he s being tried in absentia.
India s National Investigation Agency charged Willy and three others in 2011 with criminal conspiracy to wage a war against the Indian government. If convicted, he could face the death penalty or life imprisonment.
