Close to 2,000 illegal foreigners in Phuket not deported

The total criminal cases where foreigners were arrested from October 2016 – October 2017 is 2,415 people with only 685 of them sent to immigration for further processing and potential deportation.

By Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Phuket Police Commander, Pol Maj Gen Teerapon Thipcharoln has revealed that about 1,730 cases of illegal foreigners in Phuket ‘discovered’ by local police from many police stations across Phuket were not handed to Phuket Immigration Office and the cases are being investigated.

 

The total criminal cases where foreigners were arrested from October 2016 – October 2017 is 2,415 people with only 685 of them sent to immigration for further processing and potential deportation.

 

Earlier estimates from the report from October 1, 2016 – October 31, 2017 showed that there were only 142 foreigners in criminal cases who were charged but not sent to the immigration.

 

Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/close-2000-illegal-foreigners-phuket-not-deported

 

-- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2017-11-15

9 minutes ago, Godang said:

Same United Kingdom

All overv0 the EU also the same

oz too, new diseases, old diseases comeback,flu breakouts, viruses u name its coming here with the illegals....

 

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The total criminal cases where foreigners were arrested from October 2016 – October 2017 is 2,415 people with only 685 of them sent to immigration for further processing and potential deportation.

I guess the rest bribed their way out of it !

That presumably excludes all the Sth Asian girls manning kiosks in a large Patong shopping mall. Several Western foreigners accosting people and acting as beauty cream shop sales in a large Mall not in Patong are also filling jobs reserved for Thai nationals. The many restaurants and shops employing illegal Burmese staff and so on.....Nothing will ever change.

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1 hour ago, fabphil said:

oz too, new diseases, old diseases comeback,flu breakouts, viruses u name its coming here with the illegals....

 

 

And you know this how?

They are probably 'workers'. When you see what you think are Thais doing menial work such as  builders labourers or the many hundred workers in Super cheap Phuket a few years ago, they are not. My Thai girlfriend told me "not Thai, they are Laos or Myanmar or Indonesian.

tip of an iceberg ...

2415 "discovered" - and how many "incidentally" overlooked ?

2 hours ago, Gunnar Horpestad said:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????
Wonder why ????

“Some cases only have fines such as riding motorbike without helmet/license or drink and drive. For these cases, the foreigners were fined and released back and there is no need to send them to the immigration.”

Perhaps it's all in one's interpretation of crime  

Rofl. Why hahaha

Welcome to America's headache.

3 hours ago, Gunnar Horpestad said:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????
Wonder why ????

I am sure they just run out of ink to write the report.   

 

Many may have had less than 90 days overstay so simply paid fine and got a visa or left and came back on visa exempt.

On 11/15/2017 at 4:22 AM, webfact said:

Phuket Police Commander, Pol Maj Gen Teerapon Thipcharoln has revealed that about 1,730 cases of illegal foreigners in Phuket ‘discovered’ by local police from many police stations across Phuket were not handed to Phuket Immigration Office and the cases are being investigated.

 

The total criminal cases where foreigners were arrested from October 2016 – October 2017 is 2,415 people with only 685 of them sent to immigration for further processing and potential deportation.

 

Earlier estimates from the report from October 1, 2016 – October 31, 2017 showed that there were only 142 foreigners in criminal cases who were charged but not sent to the immigration.

Yes . . . 2,415 criminal cases, minus the 685 immigration 'referrals' means that 1,730 were not referred to the IP. How is it then that the 'Earlier estimates' indicated only 142 as the not referred figure? Someone, be it station superintendents, sergeants or mere officers has been telling lies on a Titanic scale that just confirms the already widespread view that the RTP is rotten to the core, without the slightest regard for the truth or the simple ethic that lying is wrong. The TRUTH is that lying is endemic, within the force, almost as if the ability to lie with a straight face is a requirement for entry.

4 hours ago, Gunnar Horpestad said:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????
Wonder why ????

Money money money...

1 hour ago, Jimdandy said:

Welcome to America's headache.

If 20 million is just a "headache", 2000 isn't even noticeable.  Still, it's probably enough to revive that joyful Thai holiday tradition of random street stops & urine tests...  

 

41 minutes ago, Ossy said:

Yes . . . 2,415 criminal cases, minus the 685 immigration 'referrals' means that 1,730 were not referred to the IP. How is it then that the 'Earlier estimates' indicated only 142 as the not referred figure? Someone, be it station superintendents, sergeants or mere officers has been telling lies on a Titanic scale that just confirms the already widespread view that the RTP is rotten to the core, without the slightest regard for the truth or the simple ethic that lying is wrong. The TRUTH is that lying is endemic, within the force, almost as if the ability to lie with a straight face is a requirement for entry.

Lying is a cultural norm. It is not just the police. Lying is usually about gaining, either monetary or face and it is so embedded in the culture that sometimes it just is. My observation after more than 10 years in The Kingdom.

4 hours ago, Gunnar Horpestad said:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????
Wonder why ????

4 hours ago, Gunnar Horpestad said:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????
Wonder why ????

It`s not all about money and corruption. It is because there is no coordination between the different police departments. There are no proper systems installed and no communications between the the police and the immigration police. One half dosen`t know what the other half is doing = no organisation and chaos.

Not many whites there but hey no dout they will get the blame 

2 hours ago, Jimdandy said:

Welcome to America's headache.

And Western Europe's

 

2415  X 1000 Baht Stickers to continue to stay will be a revenue of 2.5 Million Baht for Police per month.

 

Why would they deport ?

4 hours ago, swifty5x5 said:

And you know this how?

It's not a problem in Oz, as you know the illegals are turned back.   Those with visas have full medicals before arriving.

Now we know why Phuket police are the wealthiest!

Plenty of brown envelopes exchanged then. 

It's not hard to wonder why ??  No money is this for anyone so result nothing gets done,  hahahahaha go figure

Got a great idea from somewhere or some idiot ? build a wall . 

You all know police work ,,,,,, no money not interested