Phuket Immigration reported on Friday night (Dec 13) that an order was issued to intercept Quan Guofeng, who is wanted for murder in China, reports the Bangkok Post.
He became a suspect after engaging in an altercation that resulted in the death of another person, they said.
Chinese authorities requested their Thai counterparts deny entry and return Quan for legal proceedings after learning he was travelling on Shanghai Airlines flight FM 831 to Phuket.
Immigration officials boarded the plane after it landed around 11:15pm and detained the suspect in his seat. He was denied entry to Thailand on suspicion of being a threat to the public and national security.