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Jailbreakers arrested in Isan after 1,270km escape from South

Police restrain Patikarn Thongnongsuan while arresting him and his wife at a resort in Phon Phisai district of Nong Khai on Wednesday. (Photo by Supapong Chaolan)

SURAT THANI: A couple who had escaped police custody in this southern province were arrested in Nong Khai on Wednesday after travelling more than a thousand kilometres on three stolen motorcycles.

Pol Maj Thepsingha Thepluen, the chief investigator of Tha Chang police station, said Patikarn Thongnongsuan and his wife, Kannikar Riewthongchum, were apprehended on Wednesday at a resort in Phon Phisai district of Nong Khai. They were believed to be planning to cross the border intoto Laos.

The arrest ended a week-long hunt for the pair after they broke out of the jail at Tha Chang police station in the small hours on Feb 24. Their escapade covered…

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