Police arrested a 51-year-old man illegally providing pearling sexual enhancement and penile enlargement services in his car.
Pol Maj Gen Khongkrit Lertsitthisakul, commander of the Consumer Protection Police Division, said on Monday the suspect, Pithaya Moon-in, had advertised his services on TikTok.
Police set up a sting operation and then arrested him in his parked car on Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, on Sunday. There was a plainclothes policeman in the backseat of his car.
Police seized 189 pearling beads in round, cubic, bean, heart, capsule and Chinese bun shapes from his car. He also had medical equipment, anaesthetics and surgical instruments in his car.
Pearling is the insertion of small beads under the skin of the penis to create ridges that boost friction during sex and enhance pleasure for both partners. Doctors warn it can lead to long-term complications including scar tissue, chronic pain and penile dysfunction, in addition to possible infection during insertion.
Pol Maj Gen Khongkrit alleged the suspect admitted he was not a medical professional and had illegally treated patients to generate income.
He charged 1,000 baht per pearling bead, 5,000 baht for circumcision and 10,000 baht for penile enlargement with filler. He offered the service in his car or at his clients’ homes in Bangkok and outside provinces to avoid arrest.