Patpong Bars Raided Over Links To Phuket Human Trafficking

Four gogo bars in Patpong and the Patpong Museum were raided by police. Officers searched them in connection with a raid on a bar in Phuket accused of trafficking underage workers. Ten females were rescued from the Velvet Bar in Patong. The manager Ronny Peter Hitz fled to Laos. Police also arrested Thai women Benjamaporn Krajardkaew and Supaporn Lyons for their alleged involvement.

The paper trail lead from the raid in Phuket lead straight to the capital Bangkok. Owners of the Velvet Bar were Aurum Bualuang Co., Ltd. This company was founded by Michael Messner - the frontman for the famous Patpong Museum. He’s also the son of the late Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs
Michael still lists himself as found of Aurum Bualuang Co., Ltd., on LinkedIn.

It is not know if or how he was still connected to this firm, as the company documents are chaotic. In Patpong Soi 2, the company owned gogo bars The Strip, Black Pagoda, Triple XXX Lounge, BarBar Fetish Club and The Strip 2.0. In Phuket, they also owned Model, Bangla Beach and Strip Phuket Bar, according to Police. Thailand’s highest police are now chasing everyone involved.