Police Arrest 10 Vietnamese Women, Ages 17-44, for Soliciting in Sukhumvit Soi 4
Police arrested 10 Vietnamese women aged 17-44 for street solicitation in Bangkok's Sukhumvit Soi 4 area following complaints and social media evidence of soliciting from tourists.
Lumpini Police, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and Immigration Police Division 1, arrested 10 Vietnamese women aged 17-44 in the Sukhumvit Soi 4 area on May 22 at approximately 8 p.m. following complaints of street solicitation. The operation was led by Pol. Col. Witwat Chinkham and other senior officials who coordinated surveillance after receiving complaints and viewing social media videos showing foreign women engaging in suspected solicitation activities toward tourists in the public pedestrian areas. After identifying suspicious behavior, police officers approached the subjects for inspection and made arrests in Sukhumvit Soi 4, Khlong Toei Subdistrict, Bangkok. All 10 suspects were charged with soliciting for prostitution in public areas in a manner deemed indecent and causing public disturbance. They were handed over to Lumpini Police for further legal proceedings.
