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Police arrest suspect after 3 Chinese men found bound in Tak
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Police have arrested a suspect in Tak province over the alleged abduction of three Chinese men who travelled to Thailand for promised jobs but were later found bound and blindfolded in a pickup truck near the Myanmar border.
Key facts
- The arrest took place yesterday, October 11, after investigators traced a man suspected of helping transport the Chinese jobseekers towards the border
- Police have arrested a suspect in Tak province over the alleged abduction of three Chinese men who travelled to Thailand for promised jobs but were later found bound and blindfolded in a pickup truck near the Myanmar border.
- The 30 year old suspect was wanted under an arrest warrant issued by the Mae Sot Provincial Court on October 1
- The case dates back to September 7, when police arrested a 29 year old man identified as Tham, who was driving a Toyota Hilux Revo pickup truck
Summary
The arrest took place yesterday, October 11, after investigators traced a man suspected of helping transport the Chinese jobseekers towards the border. Police believe the men were deceived with employment offers before being restrained and taken towards a network operating along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Officers from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), working with Phop Phra Police Station, arrested a Thai man identified as Suriya outside a house in Khiri Rat subdistrict, Phop Phra district, Tak.