Gangsters’ paradise? Killing spotlights Thailand’s reputation as criminal hideout

The killing of an Indian gangster on Phuket island has highlighted Thailand’s reputation as a hideout for foreign criminals, even amid a pandemic that has restricted global travel and heightened scrutiny of people’s movements.Jimi “Slice” Sandhu, 32, was gunned down as he left his car on the night of February 4 by two hooded suspects lying in wait outside his rented villa.Sandhu was widely believed to have links to the criminal underworld of Vancouver, having been deported from Canada several…