2 Japanese in Thai custody over charge of murdering compatriot

Thai police said Friday they have arrested two Japanese men who had been wanted in connection with the discovery of the body of a compatriot in a Bangkok suburb in April.The suspects, who had been detained in Laos in June, were taken into custody in the northeastern Thailand province of Nong Khai, which borders the Lao capital Vientiane, after they were apparently transferred to Thai authorities.Takuya Kato, 50, and Hiroto Suzuki, 28, are accused of murdering and dismembering fellow gangster Ryosuke Kabashima, 47. Thai authorities put the two on the wanted list before learning they had fled…READ FULL ARTICLE