A seemingly distressing kidnapping report took an unexpected turn when a British national’s family in England alerted Thai police that the Brit had been abducted in Thailand.
The Central Police Bureau was alerted via Interpol by Ian’s (surname withheld) family in the UK and Police Lieutenant General Jirapop Phuridej, Commander-in-Chief of the Central Police Bureau, deployed an investigative team to the Crime Suppression Division.
The team swiftly located the British man, Ian, in a room on Soi Nong Prue 13, Pattaya, triggering the dispatch of the special operations team, Hanuman, to the scene. However, the anticipated rescue mission took an unprecedented turn when police found Ian in the company of three other Westerners, engaging in drug-related activities rather than being held captive.
To the astonishment of law enforcement officers, there…
