The new attempt to find the former abbot came after the DSI ended the search of Wat Phra Dhammakaya for Phra Dhammajayo after a siege that lasted 23 days. National police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda on Saturday said he had not received any reports from immigration police that Phra Dhammajayo had fled the country. Phra Dhammajayo has not been seen in public for nearly nine months. The search for Phra Dhammajayo, the 72-year-old founder of the Dhammakaya sect wanted on money laundering, receiving stolen assets and forest encroachment charges, began on Feb 16. Meanwhile, monks and disciples of Wat Phra Dhammakaya on Saturday morning began dismantling tents and other barricades after the DSI ended the search.

Source: Bangkok Post March 11, 2017 09:08 UTC