A late-night prostitution crackdown in Bangkok led to 16 arrests on March 20 after complaints on social media alleged a group of foreign women were approaching visitors to offer sexual services on Sukhumvit Soi 4. The joint operation involved officers from Lumpini Police Station, officials from the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development, and Immigration Bureau Division 1. A total of 16 people, including Tanzanian, Kenyan, and Vietnamese nationals, were charged under the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act 1996. Additionally, a separate operation in Pattaya Beach resulted in the detention of 20 people suspected of engaging in prostitution.
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