Thai soldiers save Chinese tourists from possible abduction in Tak

Suspecting they were victims of human trafficking, officials escorted the pair to Mae Sot police station to file a complaint. 

The duo told police that they had landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday and paid a transport agency 2,000 baht for travel to Chiang Mai. A Thai man picked them up in an SUV and later dropped them off in Tak province, instructing them to wait for another person. 

Authorities believe the tourists were targeted by human traffickers and that gang members, likely planning to smuggle them across the border, fled into Myanmar upon spotting the soldiers. Mae Sot police arranged temporary accommodation for the tourists and contacted their families.