ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɛst ʌv kɐnˈeɪdiən dɹˈʌɡ ˈædɪkt ɐlˈeɪn ˈɑːlɪviɚɹ ɪn tˈaɪlənd wʌz dɹˈæmɐtˌaɪzd ɪnðə fˈɪlm tˈɑːɹɡɪt nˈʌmbɚ wˈʌn nˈoʊn æz mˈoʊst wˈɔntᵻd ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz poːɹtɹˈeɪd baɪ dʒˈɑːʃ hˈɑːɹtnɪt.
In 2020, his 1980s investigation of the arrest of Canadian drug addict Alain Olivier in Thailand was dramatized in the film Target Number One (known as Most Wanted in the United States), in which he was portrayed by Josh Hartnett.