Tourist Police Raid Pattaya Beach in Major Sweep, Arrest 16 Foreign Women for Alleged Solicitation of Prostitution

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Pattaya, Chonburi– Thai Tourist Police, in coordination with other agencies, conducted a major operation to crack down on prostitution along Pattaya Beach and surrounding areas, resulting in the arrest of 16 foreign women.

The operation was ordered by Pol. Lt. Col. Praba Da Suksuntri, Superintendent of Tourist Police Station 4, under the 2nd Division, 1st Tourist Police Bureau (Chonburi). A joint team comprising of investigators from the Tourist Police, officials from the Chonburi Provincial Office of Social Development and Human Security, and the Chonburi Provincial Immigration Bureau conducted the sweep in key tourist zones, including Pattaya Beach, Beach Road, and Pattaya Second Road.

During the raid, authorities arrested 16 foreign women, most of whom are nationals of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uganda. They were found to be engaging in behavior that violated Section 5 of the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act B.E. 2539 (1996), specifically for “contacting, soliciting, introducing themselves, or approaching individuals in public places for the purpose of prostitution.”...

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I remember the days when they invaded Suk around Soi4 late at night with their dodgy pimp boyfriends. Nothing but trouble. I remember at one point the Casanova class of workers had a few running battles with them. BiB usually moved them on or locked them up.