Four Alleged Ugandan and Tanzanian Prostitutes Arrested in Patong

Phuket –

Three Ugandans and one Tanzanian national were arrested on the Bangla Road in Patong on Wednesday (November 13th).

Phuket Immigration told the Phuket Express that they arrested four alleged foreign prostitutes. They were identified by police only as Ms. Kembabazi, 34, Ms. Nancige, 27, and Ms. Ajambo, 22. All of them are Ugandan nationals. The other is Ms. Sangana, 29, a Tanzanian national.

Officers saw them when they were talking to foreign men and were allegedly offering sexual services to those foreign men. Officers then arrested all four of them. The suspects also reportedly later admitted to the police that they were prostitutes. They were taken to the Patong Police Station to face a charge of prostitution and will be deported.

Police stated that prostitution is against the law in Thailand and said it was, according to them, strictly enforced.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.