Seven Vietnamese women were arrested in Thailand on Friday night (30 Oct) over alleged street prostitution and public solicitation along Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road.
The women, aged 22 to 41, were picked up between Sukhumvit Soi 4 and Soi 11.
Authorities are now also preparing to deport and place them on Thailand’s immigration blacklist.
Lumpini Police Station chief Pol Col Yingyot Suwanno said the arrests took place at around 8pm.
Police had received complaints and also seen social media reports alleging that groups of foreign women were openly approaching passers-by to offer sexual services, according to the Bangkok Post.
Source: MGR Online
The behaviour was also reported to have caused a nuisance to people in the area and raised concerns over its impact on Thailand’s tourism image.
Law enforcement officers carried out a crackdown in coordination with Immigration Division 1, as well as representatives from the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development.
The seven women were taken into custody for allegedly soliciting, approaching, or pestering members of the public for prostitution in a disruptive or overt manner.
They were then transferred to the Suan Phlu Immigration Office for further proceedings.
Thai authorities said the women would also have their stay permits revoked under Section 12(8) of the Immigration Act.
They were also set to be deported and placed on an immigration blacklist, preventing them from re-entering Thailand.
Source: MGR Online
A similar operation in May saw 10 Vietnamese women detained in Lumpini for alleged prostitution solicitation. They were also later stripped of their stay permits.
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Featured image adapted from MGR Online.