A police hunt was underway for a prisoner serving a drugs sentence who escaped after being taken to a hospital in Khon Kaen province for treatment.
The escapee was named as Bundit Dinchanthuek. He fled from Phon Hospital around 4am on Friday. He was wearing leg chains. Photos of him were circulated online on Friday.
The Phon District Prison posted a message online offering a cash reward of 30,000 baht for information leading to his capture, along with a photo of the prisoner and phone numbers of prison officials people can call.
Police said teams were assigned to hunt down and capture the escapee. The prisoner would not be able to travel far wearing leg chains, they said.
