Patong Police named the woman only as “Ms Petladda, 38 years old (employer)”, following the arrest of an Egyptian man found working illegally cutting tourists’ hair at the ‘Professional Barber Shop’ on the Patong beach road (Thaweewong Rd).
Patong Police reported the arrest yesterday (Aug 6).
The foreigner arrested was named as 38-year-old Egyptian national Mohamed Bassem. Seized as evidence were hair clippers, a hair dryer, one comb, a hair brush and a razor. Presented as evidence were photos of Bassem cutting a tourist’s hair.
Bassem now faces charges of working illegally and with staying in the Kingdom of Thailand after his permit to stay had expired (often called ‘overstay’), Patong Police reported.
Petladda faces a charge of “admitting foreigners to work without a work permit”, Patong Police noted.
Both Petladda and Bassem were taken to Patong Police Station “for further legal action”, said the Patong Police report.
The incident marked the second time Petladda had been caught illegally hiring foreigners as barbers. She was named by Patong Police as the owner of the Professional Barber Shop on Rat U-Thit 200 Pi Rd where police arrested a Jordanian national named by police only as “Mr Osamh (alias)” last month.
In that incident, Patong Police made no mention of any legal action against Petladda for illegally hiring foreigners for work.
Foreigners by law are prohibited from working in haircutting, hairdressing or beauty treatment as an occupation reserved for Thai nationals.
Of note, while Patong Police publicly posted photos of the two foreigners arrested in the two instances, no photos of Petladda have been posted.