 In 2004 Sakchai was involved in crime which led to him being charged and convicted of "wilful fire-raising".In 2006, at the age of 23, Sakchai was detained under the UK Immigration Act during a dawn raid of his house by police and immigration officers in Lerwick (Shetland).He was immediately transported to the Scottish mainland at a facility in Aberdeen to be held until a deportation hearing could be held.