British and Thai police join forces

British and Thai police join forces

BANGKOK (AFP): A team of British police is set to arrive in Thailand to launch a joint effort to stamp out child prostitution and sex tourism here, British officials said yesterday.

The embassy said four officers from Britain's Northumbria police will be in Thailand from Friday until Dec. 13 to build bilateral relationships and discuss setting up a police training course in Thailand next year.

British police are also running courses on combating child prostitution in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, where police from India and Nepal will attend, an official said.

Northumbrian police boast experience in tackling paedophile investigations and had officers available to travel to Bangkok.