The latest sweep came around 2 a.m. Jan. 21 with uniformed officers and volunteers hauling in 45 suspected working girls and 14 transvestites to the Pattaya Police Station. All were released after fines that usually run 200 baht.
Police arrested and fined 59 women and transvestites for allegedly “working” Beach Road.
Police claim tourists continually complain about prostitutes and drug use along the beach, but, to date, the Pattaya police force has done nothing to permanently address those concerns.
