Pattaya cops arrested a British man and a Thai woman suspected of human trafficking, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. Officers raided the Flirt bar on Soi 6 Road, known for its many sex bars, on April 5. There, they arrested a British man named William Reece, and a 31 year old Thai woman named Jaranya Deeppair.
Officers said that arrest warrants had been issued against Reece on Tuesday, April 4 for allegedly conspiring to commit human trafficking.
Dozens of young women were seen being taken away in a police truck to be questioned. The charges relate to young women being transported from poor areas of northeast Thailand to work in the sex industry, where they are paid around 1,500 Baht (£35) for sex.
The accused were remanded in police custody, awaiting further legal proceedings.
Police Colonel Thanapong Phothi, superintendent of the Pattaya City Police Station, said officers…
