Foreign street racers arrested in Pattaya

Police out on a Pattaya street on Monday night, during the operation against street-racing foreign motorcyclists. (Photo: Chaiyut Pupattanapong)
Police out on the Pattaya street on Monday night, throughout the operation against street-racing foreign motorcyclists. (Photo: Chaiyut Pupattanapong)

PATTAYA: Police cracked down on youthful motorcyclists from Middle East countries leading to a huge public hassle by illegally racing on the streets of Pattaya, making thirty arrests on Mon night.

The operation involved about 30 Pattaya and tourist police and started about 9pm.

They deployed in order to areas where local residents had complained about illegal street race, backed up by songs from surveillance cameras.  

About 30 foreigners, most of them from Middle East countries, had been arrested and charged with traffic violations and causing a public nuisance.

Pol Col Kulachart Kulachai, the Pattaya police main, said there had been previous arrests require groups  continued in order to race. Probably simply because they did not understand Thai traffic laws, this individual added.