On the 17th of February at 1.20 am Pattaya Tourist Police along with Police Volunteers carried out a successful operation to crackdown on katoeys around the Pattaya area.
Their activity can sometimes cause offence and annoy tourists when offering obviously, the sale of sex.
Routes of inspection included Pattaya 2nd Road, Pattaya Beach and Walking Street.
Police apprehended 158 lady boys of differing beauty. They were taken to the Police Station and formally identified and given fines. They have been charged with loitering in a public area with the intention of selling sex and all now are known to Police. An unofficial people source stated that around 10 percent of the people arrested after investigation turned out to be officially female.
