Thai police don lion dance costume to pounce on unsuspecting burglar

SCMP · 2026-02-19
Thai police don lion dance costume to pounce on unsuspecting burglar

Thai police donned a lion dance costume during this week’s Lunar New Year festivities to arrest a suspect accused of stealing about US$64,000 worth of Buddhist artefacts, police said Thursday. Officers dressed as a red-and-yellow lion made the arrest on Wednesday evening after receiving a report fro