A 12-YEAR-old boy was "abducted" by a convicted paedophile after a planned sting to catch the creep went "horribly wrong".

The lad and at least nine of his friends reportedly lured Zain Alnoor Merchant, 37, in on Snapchat before meeting him in a car park in Airdrie, Canada .

In the hope of catching the convicted paedophile, the boy reportedly jumped into the man's car as his friends filmed the interaction.

But moments later, the suspect allegedly drove off.

According to officers, the boy managed to escape and alert the cops when the car stopped at a red light.

Officers then attempted a traffic stop but the driver fled.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Calgary police and a helicopter later tracked the car to northeast Calgary where they arrested Merchant.

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