A 'Bridge Too Far' for Elderly Foreigners in Thailand

In an area known for harboring some of Thailand's most notorious dens of organized crime and vice, a special squad of Thai army officers and interior ministry forces, acting on tip, moved in this week to nab a group of lawbreakers. It was to be the latest show of force making good on the Thai junta's vow to crackdown on social ills, foreign and domestic. Local media had been alerted to gather outside a particular apartment in South Pattaya for the spectacular raid Wednesday...

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