From dusk till dawn in Sin City
Twelve hours on patrol with Pattaya's finest
If it's a numbers game, then the statistics are stacked against the police working the streets of Pattaya. The jurisdiction covers just over 36 square kilometres, including Koh Larn. There are 450 police officers covering the area, with the help of 800 Thai and 100 foreign volunteers who do not have the power to make arrests.
PINCHED AT THE PLAZA: One of the people arrested in Soi Sunee Plaza for allegedly selling drugs.
Pour into the mix over 2,000 bars, clubs, restaurants and other entertainment venues with thousands of people, mainly from Northeast Thailand, making up an itinerant worker population.
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About the author
- Writer: Maxmilian Wechsler
- Position: Freelance writer
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