The coordinated raid was lead by the chief of the investigation and crime suppression division of the provincial authority. Thai officials are reported to be anxious to be establish if there are any links between the facility and a criminal network believed to be importing Laotian women into Thailand to work in the sex trade.
It is a province in the northern of Thailand. Mountainous, the economy is dominated by agriculture. The province borders Laos partly defined by the Mekong river. This week on Thursday, Thai police swooped on a thriving restaurant in Loei which was also a front for a thriving prostitution business and brothel.
They had received a tip off linking the establishment to human trafficking which is a now top priority for law enforcement in Thailand.
The elaborate raid on the premises was lead by Ronnarong Thipsiri who is the chief of the investigation and crime suppression division of the provincial authority in Loei province. The establishment comprised of a restaurant in front of a compound where there were hotel rooms for hire as in a motel type setting.
Most of the staff who worked at the restaurant were sex workers or prostitutes. They were employed by the establishment to provide sexual favors to men who paid preset rates. As a result of the raid, the owners of the business now face charges in relation to the procurement of women for the purposes of prostitution.
