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Kalasin Police officers suspended over drug-planting allegations and extortion claim

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A woman lodged a police complaint accusing five officers of entering her room at a resort in Kalasin in northeast Thailand and attempting to plant drugs. She alleged they then bundled her into a car and demanded 50,000 baht for her release. The case is being handled, with two of the accused officers from the provincial force and the other three from the local Na Mon station.

According to Suwan Chiewnawintawat, the commanding officer of the Kalasin Provincial Police, initial reports indicate the five officers accused have been temporarily suspended. A committee has been formed to investigate the allegations, under the order of the commander of Kalasin Provincial Police.

The woman’s allegations sparked serious action, with both a provincial committee and a regional committee from the Provincial Police Region 4 performing an investigation into the case….

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