Thai police disguised in lion dance costume arrest elusive burglar
發佈日期: 2026-02-20 21:21
TVB News
When police in Thailand were having trouble catching a serial burglar who repeatedly slipped through their fingers, they came up with a creative plan: going undercover in a traditional lion dance costume to get close to their elusive quarry.
Police in Thailand's Nonthaburi province are seen tackling a man. But it is the police man who is dressed in the traditional Lunar New Year lion dance costume.
The police had to come up with a creative strategy to capture this elusive criminal. And dressing in a traditional lion costume seemed to work.
Police said they had attempted to arrest the man several times but he was quick to spot police officers and ran off.
They later identified him by tracing stolen amulets he had sold and learned that he frequently visited temples in Nonthaburi.
The arrest was made Wednesday after the suspect, identified as a 33-year-old man, broke into the home of a police commander in Bangkok three times earlier this month, making off with valuables worth about two million baht.
While Lunar New Year is not an official holiday in Thailand celebrations are common and lion dances are often part of the festivities providing the perfect cover for the operation.
Police said the suspect has confessed to the burglaries saying he stole to buy drugs and gamble.
