Thai police distribute pictures of Malaysian woman kidnapped in Tumpat
Bernama
September 18, 2022 
Thai police distribute pictures of Malaysian woman kidnapped in Tumpat
Thai police have distributed photographs of a Malaysian woman who was kidnapped from her home in Tumpat last week to all 19 police stations in Narathiwat province to help locate her. - Facebook photo
KOTA BHARU: Thai police have distributed photographs of a Malaysian woman who was kidnapped from her home in Tumpat last week to all 19 police stations in Narathiwat province to help locate the woman.
Narathiwat police chief General Wan Seman Wan Salleh said the police also distributed the pictures of a suspect believed to be involved in the kidnapping.
He added that the efforts were carried out to help Kelantan police, who suspected that the victim had been kidnapped and taken to Thailand.
"We are now carrying out a massive operation to help the Malaysian police to locate a 36-year-old cosmetics agent who was kidnapped from her home in Kampung Semat Jal, Tumpat on Sept 13.
"The operation was activated as soon as the Thai police received the photographs of a woman and a suspect wanted in connection with the case," he added.
Wan Seman said the operation to locate the victim was carried out immediately due to good relations with the Kelantan police and cross-border cooperation over the years.
He said several raids were conducted at hotels, warehouses, and residences but still failed to find the victims, suspects, and their hideouts.
"The Thai police have also informed the four police stations adjacent to Kelantan in Golok, Waeng, Takbai and Buketa about the abduction case so that efforts will be redoubled.
"This operation also involves the Thai intelligence agency, which is still conducting manhunts," he added.
Wan Seman said the pictures were also distributed in other provinces, including Pattani and Songkhla.
On Sept 13, the woman, a cosmetics agent, was abducted from her home in Kampung Semat Jal, Tumpat about 5.10 pm.
Four suspects travelling in a car were believed to have abducted the woman before sending her to the neighbouring country from an illegal jetty in Tumpat.
Following the incident, police detained three individuals including the woman's husband to assist in the investigations into the case.
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Husband of kidnapped woman among 3 nabbed; drug syndicate feud believed to have sparked abduction
NST
September 15, 2022 @ 4:46pm
KOTA BARU: Police believed that a feud among drug syndicate members has led to the abduction of a 36-year-old cosmetics agent from her home in Tumpat on Tuesday.
Following the incident, police have detained the victim's husband and her two friends, including a woman.
Kelantan acting police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the three suspects were nabbed separately in Tumpat yesterday.
"Following a report on the kidnapping case involving a 36-year-old woman from her home in Kampung Semat Jal near Palekbang on Tuesday, police have mounted a large operation to track down the suspects.
"Police managed to detain the three, comprising two men and a woman. The two men included the husband of the victim, aged 36, who is a fisherman. The three are believed to have links to a drug syndicate.
"Initial investigations found there was an argument among the syndicate members, which led to the kidnapping of the woman," he said here today.
Zaki said early investigations also revealed that the victim, who knew her kidnappers, had been taken to Thailand by four suspects, including those detained yesterday.
"We also suspect the victim knew about her husband's illegal activities and so far, no ransom has been demanded by the kidnappers," he said.
He added that a multipurpose vehicle, which was believed to have been used to commit the crime, was found abandoned near an illegal jetty in Kuala Jambu, also in Tumpat.
"Our checks found that the vehicle was installed with a fake registration number and used by the drug syndicate members," he added.
He said the three, aged 35 to 47, had been remanded until Saturday.
"Our checks also showed that the husband has two records while the other man, a smuggler, has seven records, including drug abuse," Zaki said.
He added that Kelantan police had sought the assistance of their Thai counterpart to help locate the victim.
Kelantan acting police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the three suspects were nabbed separately in Tumpat yesterday. - NSTP/NIK ABDULLAH NIK OMAR
