Cop moved to inactive post after extorting tourists


A traffic officer in Pattaya was swiftly moved to an inactive post following a preliminary investigation into an allegation that he forced a group of Chinese tourists to pay a 30,000 baht (RM3,900) bribe to avoid being charged with possession of vaping devices.

The group of tourists managed to haggle the officer down from his original demand of 60,000 baht (RM7,770), it was alleged.

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