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One of the Bangkok bomb suspects bribed his way into Thailand: police

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Bomb suspect Adem Karadag allegedly paid US$600 to enter Thailand from an undisclosed neighbouring country.  Photo: EPA

A key suspect in last month’s deadly Bangkok blast paid a $600 bribe to illegally enter Thailand, police said Thursday, highlighting widespread corruption at the kingdom’s borders.

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Adem Karadag, one of two foreigners arrested in connection with the August 17 attack, was detained at a flat in eastern Bangkok late last month.

Police say he was found in possession of bomb-making paraphernalia and dozens of fake Turkish passports.

Karadag’s role has not been explained by police, but say they now know more about how he came to be in Thailand.

Police chief Somyot Poompanmoung.  Photo: AP
Police chief Somyot Poompanmoung. Photo: AP
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“The first man (Karadag) said he travelled through Vietnam to a neighbouring country where he then paid for transportation,” police chief Somyot Poompanmoung told reporters, without specifying which neighbouring country.

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