British man arrested for 'human trafficking' raid at bar in Thai resort as dozens of women are loaded into police truck

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British man and Thai woman arrested for human trafficking in Pattaya – VIDEO

By Peter Roche

 

Two individuals, a British man and a Thai woman, have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in Pattaya on April 5. Police raided the Flirt Bar, located on the infamous Soi 6 road, notorious for sex bars, prostitutes and the customers that exploit them. The raid resulted in the arrest of William Reece, a British citizen, and Jaranya Deeppair, a Thai citizen.

 

Video of the raid shows several young women being taken into custody for questioning. Mr. Reece was led into the police station, apparently handcuffed. Police officers confirmed that the British man had arrest warrants issued against him on April 4 for allegedly conspiring to commit human trafficking.

 

The story was originally reported by UK publication Daily Mail.

 

The charges relate to young women who were being transported from impoverished areas in the rural northeast of Thailand to the sex industry to serve tourists. 

 

Full story: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/national-news/british-man-and-thai-woman-arrested-for-human-trafficking-in-pattaya-video/

 

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[BestB]

nothing different to any other bar. they did not find anything illegal, but were tasked with making some arrests so they slapped he human trafficking charges, which can mean dozens of different things and naturally will cost a fortune to get out of.

 

Owner was not arrested, but will be interesting to see if owner will step up and bail out the manager as those silly managers are the ones to take the hit and end up behind bars

[MrJ2U]

17 hours ago, Social Media said:

Sin City' resort of Pattaya.

Cops raided the 'Flirt' bar on the area's notorious Soi 6 road - packed with dozens of sex bars

Typical report from some overzealous right wing ding bat who's mentally challenged moral beliefs trump reality. 

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

Now it becomes clear why they never found prostitutes in Pattaya. Apparently they were hiding in Soi 6... 

They said there was no prostitution in Pattaya, I thought that Soi 6 was in Pattaya. ????

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Not just Soi 6, loads of farang bar managers in Pattaya, some one must be ‘issuing’ work permits to them if it’s a job they are not permitted to do ?

Not hard to legally obtain a work permit, Its all about how the person's work position is named.

 

For instance, A foreigner might not be allowed a work permit as a "Bar Manager" but can obtain one for Customer (foreign tourist) Liason Manager position..........prolly best not to get seen serving drinks or writing chits though !!

Edited April 8, 2023 by Ralf001

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, champers said:

What is that law about only 4 people being allowed in the back of a pickup?

It is not Songcran yet.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, bang saen guy said:

Why is the owner of the bar not in jail? His responsibility

His brown envelopes are probably extra thick.

[NoshowJones]

2 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Not just Soi 6, loads of farang bar managers in Pattaya, some one must be ‘issuing’ work permits to them if it’s a job they are not permitted to do ?

Nice thick brown envelopes.

[BestB]

12 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

Nice thick brown envelopes.

being a manager in the bar is NOT prohibited,

[Banana7]

(a)... the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation or the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal, manipulation or implantation of organs;

(b) The consent of a victim of trafficking in persons to the intended exploitation set forth in sub-paragraph (a) of this article shall be irrelevant where any of the means set forth in subparagraph (a) have been used;
(c) The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation shall be considered "trafficking in persons" even if this does not involve any of the means set forth in sub-paragraph (a) of this article;

(d) "Child" shall mean any person under eighteen years of a

Edited April 8, 2023 by Banana7

[Liverpool Lou]

16 hours ago, ningnong said:

I see in the video many of the women had their cell phones in hand, indicating it was unlikely they were being held against their will.

 

From now on I will be very skeptical when the term 'human trafficking' is used in Thailand.

"...it was unlikely they were being held against their will".

You need to read up on what constitutes human trafficking, there's more to it than that.

[Kevin Taylor]

On the Thailand forum today a proposal of a bill to legalise prostitution. It could happen, it would then make a mockery of these arrests. The present law I suppose was intended to protect the women. Like many such laws it seems to do the complete opposite. 

[Kalasin Jo]

This story has already been covered here hasn't it?  Now the sensationalist Daily Mail of UK latches on. Consistent shouty, right wing Tory policy supporting,  gaslighter of the  British public. Most of the British press is owned by seriously rich non domiciled British citizens or Murdoch and his empire. In the case of the Mail through a Trust company DMGT, itself owned by another company both controlled by Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, member of the House of Lords and with non domiciled UK tax status.

 

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

I say famous because such businesses are illegal in the UK

Since when have massage/sauna businesses been illegal in the UK?

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

Winstons' massage facility (for want of a better word) was finally raided and closed down. 

Still open and in business.

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

Hypocrisy, plain and simple. Many of the bars AKA brothels on Soi Sex are police owned. 

Which ones?  Hearsay...again?

[Nip]

17 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Done what all do.

Nothing substantial found.

And now?

When will all the other bars on Soi 6 be raided and carried to police station.

Seems a case of missing connections/bribes.

 

Being ferried: are they thrown in barred buses and carted to Pattaya?

Carrying ankle tags to avoid fleeing?

Hypocrisy to it's best.

You forgot the starving homeless abandoned poverty stricken children roaming the streets of Isaan. 

[markclover]

Human trafficking - modern-day slavery that involves the illegal trade of human beings for exploitation or commercial gain. It often involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to recruit, transport, harbor, or control victims.

 

So basically working?

[kaneko86]

Poor girls being harassed all evening by the police and not even getting 1 baht in lady drinks

[Jumbo1968]

1 hour ago, BestB said:

nothing different to any other bar. they did not find anything illegal, but were tasked with making some arrests so they slapped he human trafficking charges, which can mean dozens of different things and naturally will cost a fortune to get out of.

 

Owner was not arrested, but will be interesting to see if owner will step up and bail out the manager as those silly managers are the ones to take the hit and end up behind bars

8 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Which ones?  Hearsay...again?

The Night Wish Group own the majority of the bars on Soi 6, think around 25, 

[Lucky Bones]

Unlucky.????????

[Andrew65]

17 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

One of the other media reports I read on this incident seemed to be saying that all the age 18+ women bar workers that the police rounded up in this raid were being taken to the police station to be interviewed for information regarding the criminal case against the two primary suspects -- not because the young women themselves were underage.

 

I remember going in girlie bars in Soi Cowboy where a sign at the door said "No Guns, No drugs, No one under 20 years old".

Edited April 8, 2023 by Andrew65

[malthebluff]

Have all these girls arrived in the last few days? , because last month the police said there were no prostitution in pattaya lol

[VBF]

1 hour ago, MrJ2U said:

Typical report from some overzealous right wing ding bat who's mentally challenged moral beliefs trump reality. 

Well it WAS originally reported in the Daily Mail. I thank you for your description which perfectly matches the right-on, PC, "woke" morons who write for and read that so-called publication!

Edited April 8, 2023 by VBF

[Andrew65]

36 minutes ago, VBF said:

Well it WAS originally reported in the Daily Mail. I thank you for your description which perfectly matches the right-on, PC, "woke" morons who write for and read that so-called publication!

The D M is more targetted at a female readership, but has really always been a right-wing publication.. If you want woke you read The Inedependent, which hasn't been 'independent' for a very long time.

[arcturaz]

A Thai would never be involved in anything as heinous as this. We all know it is only foreign people. 

Edited April 8, 2023 by arcturaz

[Clarkey611]

Miss Deeppair. You can't make this stuff up. 55555

[Captain Monday]

Is it an offense under any UK statute for a royal subject to manage a bar-beer whilst living overseas?  

 

The Embassy and US Consulate CM pay a bit pay bit of attention to foreigners who operate "bars".

[Bday Prang]

29 minutes ago, VBF said:

Well it WAS originally reported in the Daily Mail. I thank you for your description which perfectly matches the right-on, PC, "woke" morons who write for and read that so-called publication!

            I wouldn't describe the Daily Mail as "Right on "  , "PC"  or "Woke"       It is a somewhat dated "right of center" tabloid rag catering to  the traditional  conservative moral  sensitivities of mainly middle class housewives,  members of the Women's institute and  other such sanctimonious types 

            Its stories are intended to produce a shock horror reaction from its readers, and its editorials  invariably spew out righteous indignation regarding anything  that they perceive threatens the "family values"  of its readership.

             Articles involving  Sex , (whether prostitution is involved or not)  and people taking drugs are its life blood  

              Its readers and writers are as you correctly stated "morons"

             

 

 

 

 

[Bday Prang]

1 hour ago, Andrew65 said:

I remember going in girlie bars in Soi Cowboy where a sign at the door said "No Guns, No drugs, No one under 20 years old".

Sounds like a real barrel of laughs in there then  (not)!