Overview
- Police released video on Thursday showing officers concealed inside a red-and-yellow lion costume approaching the target incognito.
- The arrest occurred Wednesday during a temple procession in Nonthaburi during Lunar New Year celebrations.
- The suspect is accused of taking more than 2 million baht in items, including two Buddha statues, according to a police communiqué.
- Investigators said they turned to the cultural disguise after conventional leads proved insufficient despite extended monitoring.
- Authorities noted the man had been arrested twice before and was wanted for multiple thefts, with further proceedings pending.