Border Patrol officers spotted seven or eight men with a Toyota Fortuner waiting on the riverbank in Ban Kham Mae Nam Khong, Tha Uthane district, at about 9.30pm. 
The cops moved in as a boat modified to ferry vehicles was approaching and the driver of the Fortuner began edging towards it.

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On seeing the police, the boat skipper sped back towards Laos side and the men with the Fortuner ran off into the dark. 
Police have yet to determine the SUV&rsquo;s ownership.

Mekong excursion cancelled for stolen SUV

Police on Sunday night foiled an attempt to smuggle a stolen SUV across the Mekong River from Nakhon Phanom to Laos.