Russian fugitive on the run for two weeks after fleeing deportation arrested in Bali
- Andrey Kovalenko, who fled an immigration office in Bali to avoid deportation, was held at a villa in tourist hub Kuta along with his girlfriend
- He had just finished a jail term following a 2019 arrest for selling hashish to tourists in the Indonesian resort island
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Andrey Kovalenko fled the office on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to avoid deportation, with the surveillance footage showing him keeping pace on foot with a motorcycle as he escaped.
Authorities fanned out across the island in the hunt for Kovalenko, who was arrested early Wednesday at a villa in tourist hub Kuta along with girlfriend Ekaterina Trubkina, who was wanted for allegedly assisting his escape.
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The 32-year-old had just finished a prison term following a 2019 arrest for selling hashish to tourists in Bali.
The Interpol warrant was linked to a drugs case back in Kovalenko’s home country, said Eko Budianto, head of the immigration division at Bali’s justice and legal agency.
Trubkina, 31, also Russian, could face nine months in prison if convicted of assisting Kovalenko’s escape, authorities said.
Indonesian authorities have previously caught international fugitives wanted by Interpol who sought to hide in Bali.
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