KOTA BARU: Thai police today confirmed their Malaysian counterparts in Kelantan had sought assistance to locate a cosmetics agent who was abducted on Tuesday.
A Thai police spokesman said they received information on the case on Tuesday evening.
"Kelantan police is seeking our assistance to find the 36-year-old cosmetics agent who went missing from her home in Tumpat four days ago.
"We have mounted our operation to locate the woman, which includes searches at drug dens," the spokesman told NST when contacted this morning
The spokesman said Thai police believed the woman was being held by a drug syndicate operating in the southern part of the country.
"The operation is being carried out round-the-clock with the help of other relevant agencies," the spokesman said.
On Tuesday, four men who travelled in a car, abducted the woman from her home in Kampung Semat Jal near Palekbang about 5.10pm.
Following the case, Tumpat police mounted a large operation to track down the suspects.
As a result, three people including the victim's husband were detained on Wednesday to assist police investigations into the case.
Kelantan acting police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun yesterday said police believed a feud among drug syndicate members had led to the abduction of the woman.
He said the victim's husband aged 36, was a fisherman while the other two were a smuggler and a housewife.
The three are believed to have links to a drug syndicate.
Police also found the vehicle, which was believed to have been used to commit the crime, abandoned near an illegal jetty in Kuala Jambu, Tumpat.