Officials from the Royal Thai Navy 3rd Command learned about the issue while removing over 100 sunbeds and beach chairs from Laem Sing Beach on Saturday morning (January 16).
Acting on an anonymous tip, authorities removed the sunbeds and beach chairs – all of which came from nine different beach operators – because Laem Sing is not part of the 10 per cent zoning beach management plan.
Still, the issue of access to Laem Sing Beach remains complicated since the only known pathway to the sand sits on private land, according to Lt Sompop Kamkana.
Lt Sompop also confirmed that certain beachgoers were charged B20 for access to Laem Sing, though to what extent.
The issue remains under investigation and authorities hope to have it resolved by the end of the week.