Suspect Escapes Police Van by Kicking Cage Door
A 41-year-old drug trafficking and theft suspect escaped from a police van by kicking open the cage door while being transported to court in Nong Bua Lam Phu Province, but was recaptured hours later in a nearby area.
On August 1, 2026, the Nong Muang subdistrict leadership team in Si Bun Rueang District, Nong Bua Lam Phu Province, reported that Nirun, 41, a resident of Sri Nong Kung, who was facing charges for drug trafficking and theft, escaped from police custody by kicking the rear cage door of the transport vehicle and jumping out while being driven to court. He jumped from the vehicle in the area before the Ban Din Sai Aon soft-dirt settlement. Nirun is described as a tall man with fair skin and short hair, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and handcuffs. Police subsequently apprehended the suspect in the Ban Huay Phai area, Muang Bai Subdistrict, Si Bun Rueang District, Nong Bua Lam Phu Province.
