Cops busted six overstayers in northeast Thailand’s Buriram province ahead of the Songkran festival.
A crackdown by Immigration Police in Buriram led to the detention of six foreigners for overstaying their visas. The operation happened from March 27 to April 10 and was aimed at stopping and suppressing crime through the Songkran Festival, in accordance with Naewna.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Ketchakat Nilpradap, head of Immigration Division four, led the law enforcement officials who carried out the raids and detained the foreigners. Two detained foreigners have been fined for overstaying their visas, one was arrested for working without a allow, and four were held for unlawful entry.
Immigration Police warned that foreigners caught breaking the law in Thailand and who meet the factors of being a prohibited individual might be blacklisted.
The crackdown was ordered by Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart, deputy chief of the Immigration Bureau, who directed his officers to take strict motion in opposition to foreign nationals who flout immigration guidelines.
Buriram isn’t the only spot in Thailand where authorities have been on the prowl for overstayers.
On April 5, Pattaya authorities hunted across town for international overstayers and criminals. The operation involved about 50 law enforcement officers who inspected nightclubs in Pattaya.
The officers mostly targeted foreigners who have been working illegally in Pattaya, overstayers, and unlawful migrant employees. The police and immigration had been separated into three teams, and they visited nightclubs and various other venues round crowded tourist spots corresponding to Walking Street and Soi 6 to verify tourists’ passports for overstayers. Light inspected the venues’ staff to see if they carried weapons or illicit drugs..