Not in my experience.
When non-Thais are deemed undesirable, caught in criminal acts or if they step out of line, they are immediately locked up and deported.
Another immigration policy which Thailand is to be commended for.
Interesting that Vietnamese, Cambodian and Indian rice is now considered better than Thai rice.
At one time, not so long ago, there was no competition.
Yeh, it is ironic as one of the reasons Thailand remains a great place to live is Thailand's strict immigration policies, which keep out most of the undesirables.
My experience is that under-age sex caters for local clientele in the main.
I once went to a local Police owned bar in Laem Chabang pre-covid and all the girls were from Laos (possibly trafficked) and some were clearly underage.
Finished the overpriced big Chang and left promptly.
This is the way they do things here unfortunately.
Arriving on Sunday they were queueing up at Suvarnabhumi with their gold necklaces, bracelets and watches.
Maybe this is what TAT meant by a better class of tourist?
They were banned from putting up checkpoints during COVID.
They are back now around the Pattaya area, but now have to be done more officially in most places.
Tourists are still fair game for extortion in central Pattaya though.
A journalist and a health and safety professional as well.
Any exposed end of wire rope or cable is a safety concern.
So who is going to take responsibility for this incident? Nobody as usual I suppose.