Drug suspect burns police car to flee
Man recaptured 100 metres from scene of incident in Udon Thani
A drug suspect tried to escape detention on Friday by setting fire to a police pickup truck carrying him and three other detainees to the provincial court in Udon Thani.
The fire broke out in a pickup truck belonging to the of Nong Saen police station as it was heading to the court in Muang district where officers were seeking to further detain the four suspects.
A police driver spotted the fire behind the passenger compartment, stopped to douse it and unlocked the rear door to bring…
