Pattaya police crack down beggars and prostitutes

PATTAYA: --The police in Thailand’s eastern resort city of Pattaya are cracking down on beggars and prostitutes.

Fourteen beggars and commercial sex workers, including illegal immigrants from Cambodia, have been arrested on the streets of Pattaya.

The local police say the immigrants are being held in custody and will be deported.

Thai nationals are being checked, and will be released in due course.

Most of the fourteen people arrested were rounded up outside the Mike Department Store in the centre of the city.

The police's move is aimed at promoting local tourism and boosting the resort city's image as one of Thailand's most renowned tourist attractions.

--TNA 2004-08-25

Massive crackdown, what about the other 10'000?

There a prostitutes in Pattaya?

How could Pattaya be such a popular destination?

Must be the pristine beaches

Wow- Mike's is certainly the spot to perform a crack down! I have to admit the Men in Brown always make me laff - crack detective work.

Took a walk down the beach road last night and around 9 o'clock there were a dozen or so cops on the prom moving south to north 6 on bikes and the rest on foot followed by two pick-ups, I don't know how many ppl were arrested but where are these guys at 4 in the morning when the ladyboys are hassling drunks

Just saw it on thai tv,looks like a big crack down last night,outside Royal garden.

There a prostitutes in Pattaya?

How could Pattaya be such a popular destination?

Must be the pristine beaches

I thought prositution was illegal?

Surely there cannot be any pros, anywhere in Thailand?

Lots of wonderful beaches and temples!!

There a prostitutes in Pattaya?

How could Pattaya be such a popular destination?

Must be the pristine beaches

I thought prositution was illegal?

Surely there cannot be any pros, anywhere in Thailand?

Lots of wonderful beaches and temples!!

Those girls hanging out at the bars their tour guides right??

Give a tour to the nearest hotel

and then guide themselves into your pants

Lots of wonderful beaches and temples!!

Those girls hanging out at the bars their tour guides right??

Thanks for the update.

I had always wondered what they did.