Another 500 foreigners bagged in clampdown

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

Authorities rounded up 503 foreigners for overstaying their visas, illegally entering Thailand and other crimes during simultaneous searches at 217 locations around the country early Friday. 

 

Immigration Police Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj-General Itthipol Itthisarnronnachai held a 1am press conference in front of Bangkok’s Street Ratchadapisek mall to say it was part of the government’s crackdown on transnational scammers, card skimmers and drug traffickers, as well as foreigners breaking immigration laws. 

 

The searches took place at locations including four schools, 73 private firms and shops, six service establishments and 50 hotels and hostels, he said.

 

 

Four Iranians, three Lao, two Russians and an American, an Indian, a Chinese and a Mongolian were charged with overstaying their visas.

 

Ninety-four Lao, 86 Myanmar nationals, 68 Cambodians, two Vietnamese and an Indian and a South Korean were charged with entering the country illegally.

 

Itthipol did not elaborate on the nature of the charges filed against 121 Thais, 50 Cambodians, 40 people from Myanmar, six Lao, six Vietnamese, three Indians, two Filipinos, two Chinese, two Australians, two Russians and a Briton, a South Korean, a Greek and a German.

 

He said 43 separate operations in the clampdown, including Friday’s, had resulted in the arrest of 6,971 foreigners.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30362928

 

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11 minutes ago, webfact said:

Four Iranians, three Lao, two Russians and an American, an Indian, a Chinese and a Mongolian

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

A last wish before they leave, could they get a chance to jump at The Bounce?

...

47 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

this place blows, let's get outta here.

55 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

Who is paying?

58 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

They won't let us in without a THai (tie)......55555

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

would like a cold one!!!

So these guys are of course absolutely the last of the overstayers, until the next 500!

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Ninety-four Lao, 86 Myanmar nationals, 68 Cambodians, two Vietnamese and an Indian and a South Korean were charged with entering the country illegally.

come on, these are people that were taken in for labor, give them a break and go after the ones (agents)  who brought them in

4 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

come on, these are people that were taken in for labor, give them a break and go after the ones (agents)  who brought them in

And those who employed them.

20 minutes ago, taichiplanet said:

this place blows, let's get outta here.

 

How's that?

 

20 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Who is paying?

 

That's the Isralies lol

They must be breeding them somewhere, I thought Big Joke says

they had ALL been caught couple months ago.

regards worgeordie

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

Yo! How is it hanging?

       What  no  whites ,  come on bib , you can do better , equal distribution etc.

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, elliss said:

       What  no  whites ,  come on bib , you can do better , equal distribution etc.

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

They mentioned Americans, Aussies, and German in the mix.

 

 

I wonder why BJ wasn't  there...further question his statement that no more over staying foreigners in Thailand...was he bluffing his Superiors for a promotion or what? BJ =?????

Sooooo, it averages to two people per location. Dangerous stuff!

This announcement is beyond boring...

1 western person out of 503 arrests.

Is this really of interest to us?

Seems more like scaremongering to me.

It appears they have been put into a playpen at a petting zoo for some further humiliation ????

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

When he leaves, we leave

Big Joke, I thought you said there were no more overstays? So now it is deputy chief Pol Maj-General Itthipol Itthisarnronnachai fronting the ludicrous-hour press conferences? Why, because you finally realised how your own joke made you look stupid, and you can't explain how there are, out of a sudden, 500 more overstayers? Also missing is the ubiquitous banner featuring the officer-in-charge in a GQ-pose.

Until election is over, this non-sense will go on. Since there are no more enemies left in the country, now the poor foreign labors are portrayed as enemies of the country.

 

This will not help the country, as no Thai's would work for 7000 baht a month as these poor migrant slaves can work from 8AM to 8PM in most places.

 

Let's see...

Edited January 25, 20197 yr by NextStationBangkok

32 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

This announcement is beyond boring...

It may be so for you bro', but IMO the plan is to get all overstayers out and then deal with the poorer farangs.

 

Luckily I'm using an agent (OK for now) but for most, it'll be 'bye bye farang - don't come back'.

 

Would they have me in Ozz?

Edited January 25, 20197 yr by owl sees all

 

Other than in this picture which says, "Overstay 500 cases" does the article state that their were anymore than 13 cases of "Overstay" and a whole lot of "Illegal Entry".  Based on the article, 'overstay' isn't much of a problem; 'illegal entry' is a huge problem.  That banner should say, "Illegal Entry 490 ราย" which would be accurate.  I wonder what the program is stressing 'overstay' as opposed to the real problem. 

1 hour ago, DavisH said:

 

That's the Isralies lol

A stupid comment!!

50 minutes ago, mickymouse1 said:

I wonder why BJ wasn't  there...further question his statement that no more over staying foreigners in Thailand...was he bluffing his Superiors for a promotion or what? BJ =?????

Perhaps a daily influx to deal with...?  ????

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

Lets play cards, the American can call Trumps.