Russian Tourists Arrested For Illegally Selling

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Russian tourists arrested for illegally selling package tours to foreigners

PATTAYA: Last Thursday, Pattaya Tourist police rounded up three Russian tourists, Bezalukova Elina, age 31, Christokletova Valentina, age 53, and Tarasova Ann, age 34, for illegally providing tour services and package tours to others in the kingdom without legal authority.

Police searched an office that was established in a hotel’s lobby and confiscated many papers and documents as evidence indicating that these three foreigners were selling package tours, such as trips to Nong Nooch Garden, to others under the name ILWEST Tour Company.

After investigation, police matched the handwriting of the three phony Russian businesswomen written on the documents involving the package tour service with that of the documents that they filled at the immigration office.

The three were detained at Pattaya tourist police station for further interrogation and fining. The confiscated documents included pictures of various tourist places in Pattaya and the nearby area, local maps, pricelists, name lists, hotel room vouchers, and tourist destination brochures.

Tourist police arrest Russian tour operators for working illegally in the Kingdom

The constant monitoring of tour guides and companies continues as Pattaya tourist police arrested 3 people in connection with running an illegal tour company in the region.

Pol. Lt. Col. Naradech Klomtuksing, tourist police superintendent and a team of officers detained the three foreigners in the Ocean Wing of the Ambassador City Hotel.

Thai national Thomonchanok Saentawee and Natalia Hoskaya from Belaruse were taken in for questioning and charged with operating an unlicensed tour company.

The Belarusian woman was also charged for working in the kingdom with a permit. The investigation continued, leading to the arrest of another 3 persons. Russian nationals Alexandra Manokova, Tatiana Naumova and Loza Serge were detained and charged with working in the Kingdom without the appropriate permits.

--Pattaya Mail 2003-