Full Name: Thanh Van Bui

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Case Status: Missing

Record ID#: 0242

*The names “Jane Doe”  and “John Doe” are English names used when the person’s true name is not known. If used above, the name refers to a person of unknown identity.

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Age at the Time: 15
Age Group: Teenager (13 to 19 Years Old)
Biological Sex: Male
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark Colored
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Ethnicity: Asian
Nationality: Vietnam
Languages Spoken: Vietnamese

*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.

Physical Build: Slim or Thin

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• Black Jacket
• Grey Zipper Top
• Jeans
• Grey Trainers

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Date of the Disappearance*: June 12, 2015

Description: Thanh Van Bui is believed to have been brought from Vietnam to Scotland as a victim of human and slave trafficking. He was first located in May during a police raid on an old building in Scotland Street on the South Side of Glasgow. Inside police found multiple rooms containing 700+ cannabis plants, worth approximately £300,000, along with Thanh and an unidentified male (45) of Vietnamese descent. It is unclear if the man is the person who brought Thanh to Scotland or if Thanh had any other contacts in the area.

Thanh was temporarily placed in a home in the area of Pollokshields, but he appears to have run away on June 12. He was headed towards the Glasgow Central railway station where he purchased a ticket for England. He was reportedly last seen by in town at around 7:45am that morning before CCTV picked up footage of him at the train station around 12:15 pm.

Multiple Victims?: No

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*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.

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Description: Unknown

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Suspected Homicide?: No

Multiple Victims?: No

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*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.

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Description: He last appeared on the CCTV speaking with an unidentified man and woman before boarding the train. The man was Asian, wearing a light blue denim jeans, a light-colored polo shirt, and sunglasses. The woman wore a short-sleeved, v-neck shirt and sunglasses. The shirt had pale blue sleeves and shoulders with the lower part in a darker blue. She was also pushing a black pushchair or stroller.

The couple are not named as suspects in the case; however police have asked for them to come forward in case they may be able to provide more information about Thanh’s whereabouts or plans. The public is asked to offer any information they have about Thanh or the couple in the CCTV video.