PHUKET: Three plainclothes officers thought to be impersonators attempting to extort money from a local business yesterday have been verified as new members of the Phuket Provincial Police, said the Patong Police chief.
The owner of La Boucherie in Patong submitted CCTV footage to the Phuket Gazette yesterday that showed three men who claimed to be Patong Police officers entering the restaurant at about 12:30am (story here).
The restaurant owner, who asked not to be named, said that the men asked to see work permits for all foreign staff, and left after briefly checking the documents. The men did not demand any money or threaten any official action.
“I have checked with the Phuket Provincial Police and was told that the three men in the video are
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