Police have detained an investment executive accused of embezzling millions of dollars, despite the fact that he had fled to Thailand and underwent plastic surgery, police in Jiangxi province said on Thursday.

The fugitive, surnamed He, was captured in Pattaya, Thailand, on Nov 25, shortly after returning from a trip to Bangkok, where he had undergone surgery to evade detection, according to the police.

A local court in China had issued an arrest warrant for He in July, and the Ministry of Public Security listed him on Interpol's red notices.