A police team went undercover to arrest a drug dealer. Five men and one woman dressed as a female dance troupe to catch the criminal at a street dance festival in Lopburi, Thailand.
The officers dressed up in brightly coloured, sequinned outfits to find the dealer. The suspect, Mekha Fa-wap-wap, was found with more than 53 methamphetamine pills, 200 plastic bags used to store and sell drugs, and a mobile phone used for running an illegal gambling company. He was charged with possession of a category one narcotic for sale and operating an illegal online slot machine. After his arrest, the officers posed for a picture with Fa-wap-wap, still in costume. Authorities posted the picture on social media on May 22 with the caption: “We didn’t want to go out and arrest him, it’s a waste of costume rental.”
Social media users loved the picture, with one person responding: “Did they have to dress up like that? No, they just wanted to.”
Another said: “Imagine getting arrested by what looks like the semifinalists of Eurovision.” One added: “You have the right to remain fashionable.”
And this isn’t the first time Thai police have disguised themselves to make an arrest. In February, a team in dragon costumes arrested a thief.
They followed him through Bangkok during the city’s Lunar New Year celebrations after Buddhist artefacts were stolen during a burglary in the suburbs.
Videos from the arrest show the team of officers bursting out of the costume and tackling the man to the ground before arresting him.
The criminal stole two 12-inch Buddha statues from a senior officer’s home, estimated to be worth about two million baht (£47,500).
