Boonlua Chatree
Pattaya Tourist Police rounded up 15 Cambodian women who
allegedly brought young children to Pattaya to boost their fortunes as
beggars.
Lt. Col. Arun Promphan announced the capture of the 15
illegal aliens and 16 children between the ages of 1 and 16. Operating along
Second Road, the organized gang of female beggars either held small children
to elicit pity or sent young and teen kids to beg on their own.
Arun said the gang members confessed to sneaking into
Thailand through the Srakaew border and have been working throughout
Pattaya. He added that investigators are uncertain all the children belong
to the women and that police suspect a Thai broker is helping them enter the
country illegally.
