Out of curiosity, I visited the Tak Bai district police station about 10 years back.
They had a wall of random objects like desks, chairs mixed in with barbed wire, covering the front area of the station. But otherwise, there was nothing strange about the village. The only police officer I saw was jovially chatting to locals at a nearby crossroads.
Should you be interested, I can recommend the astonishingly beautiful beach nearby.