‘You can’t hide from the invisible’: why Bangkok police make arrests in disguise

‘You can’t hide from the invisible’: why Bangkok police make arrests in disguise

Critics claim the operations are geared at social media, but police say they have enabled real arrests Police officers from Bangkok’s metropolitan bureau had less than 24 hours to prepare for their latest undercover operation. They would be starring as performers of a lion dance at a temple fair held for the lunar new year. Their mission: track down and arrest a suspected thief who had a history of evading officers. “The dance was spontaneous. We just did what we did,” said the police captain...

By Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok