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Phuket Tourist Police deploy 100 personnel in Patong for high season

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Phuket Tourist Police deploy 100 personnel in Patong for high season

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Phuket Tourist Police deployed 100 officers, volunteers and lifeguards in Patong on 10 Nov to cover the high season and Loy Krathong on 24 Nov. Commissioner Police Lieutenant General Phongsiam Meekhanthong led the 18:30 send-off at Soi Bangla. Teams will use patrol cars, CCTV and motorcycles.

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Why it matters

Visitors and residents in Patong will see more patrols during the high season and Loy Krathong. Police also asked local businesses to welcome tourists, charge them fairly and help keep the area safe.

Key dates

  1. 10 NovPhuket Tourist Police held a send-off at Soi Bangla and deployed 100 officers, volunteers and lifeguards in Patong.
  2. 24 NovLoy Krathong, which police expect to draw foreign visitors to Phuket.

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