Over 100 police have been raiding bars and clubs on Walking Street and checking farangs' ID. The terrifying prospect of being banged up in a foreign prison was in prospect for several who were arrested. Bizarrely the police claimed that it was a bid
to somehow reassure tourists that Pattaya is a safe place to party. As stickboybangkok.com said:
I doubt the half dozen or so foreigners carted off in the back of a police pickup would agree. From what I can gather the primary objective was to catch visa violators as during the raids both Thais
and foreigners were asked to produce I.D. which led to a number of party people checking bin sooner than they hoped and making an unscheduled stop at the police station to answer a few questions.
The bars targeted included Sensations
A-Go-Go and 808 nightclub, both popular with the tourist and expat crowd. | 
