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REVEALED: Warrant out for nonthaburi extortion mastermind | Rare Historical Photos

Special operations officials stop a Tourist Police Bureau car at a Nonthaburi shopping mall on Thursday night to arrest a tourist police officer accused of taking bribes from entertainment venues in the province. Police are now seeking the person said to be the ringleader of the extortion gang. (Image from Department of Provincial Administration special operations unit Facebook page)

An arrest warrant has been issued for the alleged mastermind behind the extortion of entertainment venues in Nonthaburi following the arrest of a tourist police officer and his accomplice.

The suspect, identified only as Suwan, 44, was implicated by Pol Snr Sgt Maj Phuwamet Hirunwongwaradol and Manus Suksom after they were arrested on Thursday night. The Nonthaburi provincial court subsequently approved the police request for the arrest warrant, Thai media reported.

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