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Phuket inquiry ordered into alleged checkpoint extortion

A Phuket extortion probe has been ordered into allegations that officials at a late-night drug checkpoint in Thalang demanded cash from detainees in exchange for their release. Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit instructed the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) and Phuket officials to urgently establish what happened, identify those involved and examine evidence relating to…

Phuket inquiry ordered into alleged checkpoint extortion

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