Australian Federal Police have caught up with an Australian man who skipped bail and fled to Thailand in 2011 after being charged in connection with his involvement in a drug syndicate.

Thai police arrested 58-year-old Robert Gordon Pollybank Gee at a bar on the resort island of Phuket in a joint operation with the AFP.

From South Australia, Gee was allegedly the ring leader of an Australia-wide drug network.

Gee has been listed among Australia's most wanted on charges of narcotics and conspiracy and is expected to face extradition to Australia.

Police launched a national appeal for information on Gee and other fugitives in August.

AAP