Khon Kaen, Prisoner escaped from Khon Kaen Provincial Court. Being arrested at the resort is not sad! Still secretly hiding methamphetamine with a group of friends, preparing to sell it. The minute more than 30 Khon Kaen police investigators surrounded a resort room in Sila Subdistrict, Mueang Khon Kaen District. Before going to arrest Mr. Ratchaphon or Art, age 35, a drug convict. who escaped from the custody of the authorities while being brought to appear at the Khon Kaen Provincial Court On the evening of April 24 last They were arrested along with Mr. Phalangrat or Nott, 20 years old, who rode a motorcycle to pick up Mr. Art. The latter jumped the fence on the side of the courthouse to escape. Even though his legs still had chains attached to them. CCTV footage was found of the two driving around in various alleys. In the city of Khon Kaen until going out onto the bypass road There is news that Mr. Art has fled across the border to a neighboring country. while the commander of Khon Kaen Central Prison The reward for the arrest of both men has been set at 50,000 baht. A search of the resort room also found that the two people had poured methamphetamine into the toilet to destroy evidence. A total of 8,000 methamphetamine pills were seized along with the bronze Toyota Soluna used to escape. From the investigation, Mr. Phalangrat, or Nott, only said that his older sister had him pick up Mr. Art at the courthouse fence. Then, when the shackles were removed, they were taken to bus station 3, but Mr. Art changed his mind about not taking the bus, so they came together. Pol. Col. Pornsak Ngandee, superintendent of the Khon Kaen Provincial Investigation Police, said officials investigated until they found out that Mr. Art and Mr. Knot Still escaping in the area The latter fled from the court in a car. Use a steel saw blade to cut the chains off at Mr. Knot's grandfather's house. Then change clothes Spray paint over the original color of the motorcycle. and switch license plates before driving away in a sedan in stead Mr. Art took him to take methamphetamine that was hidden in Kosum Phisai District, Maha Sarakham Province, then opened a room at the said resort at 5:00 a.m. before the police came and arrested him. Initially, Mr. Art was charged with being a prisoner escaping court control. and jointly possessed drugs. Mr. Knot was charged with planning and helping to escape. and jointly possessing drugs While Piyawat Kosurat, director of the Khon Kaen Special Correctional Institution, revealed that from the preliminary inspection On the day of the incident, the defendant had to appear in the Khon Kaen Provincial Court. On the same day, there were 13 people with Mr. Art, and on the return trip, another 10 people had to be taken into custody, making a total of 23 people. There were a lot of accused people. And the detention of prisoners has many agencies involved. After this, an appointment was made to discuss with the Director of the Khon Kaen Provincial Court Office and the police in adding stricter measures to deta in prisoners. Source: Thai News Agency