Massive Police Crackdown On Pattaya Gay Bars

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Pattaya Police Massive Crackdown

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See campucats "The shit hits the fan on this board and here from Gaythailand

GaySacGuy

I just received a phone call advising me that all the Farang in Wild, Wild West without a passport in their possession were detained/arrested/taken to jail??? Not sure which, but definitely not good. It is 10:30 p.m. in Pattaya, apparently this just happen this evening. Also rumor of two or three bars being closed, but no confirmantion. Can anyone either confirm or deny this information?? I sure hope it is some kind of mistake, but the way things go, you never know!

painai

Yes, I was there, thank goodness I carry a laminated copy of my passport (which includes the first page and copy of my visa), only 2 of the customers, myself and a Japanese tourist who had his passport, were not taken away in a pick up by the (I assume) Bangkok police. The police came in only questioning the customers, and those without id were rounded up, searched, questioned and taken away. About ten or twelve all together were taken away. It really looked sad to see the elderly farangs who had trouble walking trying to get in the pickup. Moral of the story, carry your id!

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campuscat

he farang grapevine is humming tonite in Pattaya/Jomtien. So much is happening so quickly I will just touch on the issues and

let others fill in the details as the facts become better known and clearer in the next day or two.

In Sunee Plaza, the sign people were busy changing the name of Banana to Krazy Pub but tonite the beer bar next to Krazy Dragon was shut down tight and the owner (or part owner) in some sort of detention for underage porno activities. There is a write up on him on one of the pattaya news websites and I am sure someone can provide the link.

K-Boys is closed for one month for issues stemming from the recent police raids.

Holiday Boys formerly Butts Boy is closed due to issues with its lease.

Euro Boys is closed for an indefinite time period but at least a few months for reasons of the new owner.

In Boyztown Pattayaland sois, police were very active tonite and it is reported on another site that those customers

lacking passports or equivalent IDs were taken by the police right out of the bar. This is the first time I have heard of the

police activities being aimed at the farangs including the Asian customers from Japan etc.

Bars were told to close early on other Pattayaland sois because of improper liquor licenses etc. and the pressure is on..

I cannot confirm the names of the bars involved as I only have scattered information from the other website and a couple

of telephone calls but I am sure others can fill in the info as it comes out..

These type of things tend to last for months and only a fool with go out with his passport or equivalent ID and take a boy without

an ID card for the time being.

[Jingthing]

Note that the Wild West Bar attracts many heterosexual people as well, couples and women. What is the point of harassing customers at a night club? Is there now a plan to dampen tourism to Thailand even more?

[wcr]

Agree, it is absolutely unbelievable actions.

[leisurely]

Seems a bit daft to me. I imagine that tourist numbers will drop after the murder of those Russian women. Pattaya is not reknowned for it's golden beaches and crystal clear waters. The powers that be, must be aware that most people go to Pattaya for the night life. Do they really think that harasing people is the way to encourage more tourists?

[toptuan]

Seems like Pattaya's slow, natural death (e.g. other threads) is being hastened along by government complicity. I guess TAT is really getting nasty about making Pattaya a "Family Vacation Destination."

[A_Traveller]

Link to news item re bar owner

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110026

[Fred Sanford]

I guess that's the way it goes

Vote Republican

[wrecker]

Note that the Wild West Bar attracts many heterosexual people as well, couples and women. What is the point of harassing customers at a night club? Is there now a plan to dampen tourism to Thailand even more?

Your guys are missing the point. 1. There is a new police general in Thailand, he has to prove the head of police in pattaya wrong that the resort town is NOT invested by foreign Mafia. 2. This chap is close to Sonthi who despises as a Muslim any homosexual and see them as pigs, so what is nicer than killing two birds with one stone. everyone who still believes that this government is caring about the well being of Thailand must be dreaming. It is all about scoring points. The minister in question is Mister Aree who claim to have 9 wives (against the law but who cares), he made his view about homosexuals clear. I must say that I am not happy either with the guys out on the streets and the way they promote their places, but harrasing their customers is not really smart.

[peter991]

No update on this for the last week.

Was this a one-off blitz or if the crack-down still ongoing?

Peter

[jdinasia]

Note that the Wild West Bar attracts many heterosexual people as well, couples and women. What is the point of harassing customers at a night club? Is there now a plan to dampen tourism to Thailand even more?

Your guys are missing the point. 1. There is a new police general in Thailand, he has to prove the head of police in pattaya wrong that the resort town is NOT invested by foreign Mafia. 2. This chap is close to Sonthi who despises as a Muslim any homosexual and see them as pigs, so what is nicer than killing two birds with one stone. everyone who still believes that this government is caring about the well being of Thailand must be dreaming. It is all about scoring points. The minister in question is Mister Aree who claim to have 9 wives (against the law but who cares), he made his view about homosexuals clear. I must say that I am not happy either with the guys out on the streets and the way they promote their places, but harrasing their customers is not really smart.

Wrecker .... you have first hand knowledge of how "Sonthi" feels about anything? You know for a fact that "K. Aree" has 9 wives? Strangely all my neighbors have no problem with who I am ... <or even my dog > and are all Muslim Oh wait ... that's not strange ... that is NORMAL in Thailand.

[Naam]

"Strangely all my neighbors have no problem with who I am ... or even my dog"

dogs (unlike wives) are quite forgiving

[jdinasia]

"Strangely all my neighbors have no problem with who I am ... or even my dog"

dogs (unlike wives) are quite forgiving

the neighbors like my dog ... and the dog is just nuts for loving me

[merijn]

When there is an police crack down and they are checking the ID's of the people it is enough to have my thai driving license ( 5 years license ) to shoew to the police .

I was never involved in an police check point and have normally only my driving license with me.

[idle44mins]

Since the recent crack downs, I didn't go out anymore. Well to be honest, I was about to and every weekend on my way, but I always forget to take some kind of ID with me and before I even got to my favorite bar, I returned home.

Maybe a bit overdone, but the last thing I'm waiting for is some kind of detention at Soi 9 in Pattaya.

[britmaveric]

As I said crackdowns are for show - business as usual as soon as they finish.

[peter991]

If there's a public holiday of some kind or a crackdown going on, quite a few of the boys will freelance.

Peter