Almost 500 arrested in nationwide immigration crackdown

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

 

More than 400 foreigners and 79 Thais, allegedly involved in immigration offences, were arrested on Thursday after raids across Thailand.

 

Immigration Police Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj-General Itthipol Itthisarnronnachai told a press conference in Bangkok on Friday that Thai authorities carried out simultaneous searches at 227 locations.

 

 

Of the 417 foreigners who were arrested - mostly from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia - 248 were charged with "illegal entry to Thailand", while 16 others from Cambodia, Laos and India were charged with "overstaying visa". Another 153 were charged with violating the Royal Decree on the Management of Migrant Employment or other related immigration related charges.

 

Some 79 Thais, who allegedly harbored the undocumented foreigners or failed to notify authorities about the foreigners staying on their premises within 24 hours, were also arrested, he said.

 

This was the 45th immigration crackdown, bringing the total number of locations searched to more than 6,000 nationwide, where a total of 7,910 offenders were arrested.

 

Meanwhile, immigration police and related officials arrested four Chinese men on Thursday who allegedly worked at an oilfield service company in tambon Bo Rang of Phetchabun's Wichien Buri district without work permits. 

 

The four Chinese nationals were identified as Jiang Yongbao, 45, Wang Kupeng, 35, Gao Liming, 30, and Gao Zhidong, 36.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30365026

 

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For a minute I forget which side are the bad guys when they sit face to face... ????

I wonder how many of these were already in the previous arrests and will bounce back to be arrested again as soon as they've crossed the border.

I was visited at my house by 3 truck loads and being checked out. 

2 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

I was visited at my house by 3 truck loads and being checked out. 

Bangkok? Where about? 

1 minute ago, Emmess said:

Bangkok? Where about? 

Sukhothai. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

X-ray Outlaw:

What happened to "Foreigner"? Why did they drop the best, most xenophobic part? 

 

What are they without their xenophobia? Boring now 

Seems all our Nigerian friends already been deported..

The razzias go on.......

Big Joke is noting the picture, anyone knows why?

I thought he deported all overstayers and no more left in los...what a b.joke????????

I think us Farang need to do the same thing. X-Ray find honest Thai wife

Another racist troll post has been removed. 

The never ending stories about the as far as the fines are not severe enough to deter them.

Has anyone else noticed that it is always 500 illegals arrested. Do they have a counter and when it gets to 500 they call it a day and go to the bar ??...

What's gone wrong, not a falang among them? Come on, we can do better than that !

Isn't this a rerun? Wasn't that exact same picture used, the exact number of arrests 500, and I thought Big Joke said he already got them all? This uncertainty is burdensome, they're shaking the foundation of my faith in the news and the BiB.

Edited March 2, 20197 yr by quandow
punctuation

Silly me thought Big J the "overstay slayer and infidel evictor"  had said he had already caught all the overstayers

 

Surely this is mistake as otherwise it would infer the most honest , honourable man in Thailand, apart from "Prayuth the even more honourable and brave," is a lying toad!

They need to search 6,000 premises to arrest just 7,000 something offenders. They are clearly doing it wrong.

17 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

I was visited at my house by 3 truck loads and being checked out. 

That sort makes you feel real welcome. Did one of them keep clinging the leg chains in front of you while the other tried to get you to confess?

I thought Big Joke said that he already removed all illegal foreigners from Thailand?  I guess he was mistaken.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

mostly from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia - 248 were charged with "illegal entry to Thailand"

I wonder how they get into Thailand... must have some help at the borders?

Still a lucrative pastime for Thais smuggling in slave labour!

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai authorities carried out simultaneous searches at 227 locations.

Did they check Immi officers and agents who delivered 'proof' of 800K in the bank for extensions?

Edited March 2, 20197 yr by Vacuum

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Some 79 Thais, who allegedly harbored the undocumented foreigners or failed to notify authorities about the foreigners staying on their premises within 24 hours, were also arrested, he said.

Gone from a fine to an arrestable offence?

1 hour ago, DrTuner said:

That sort makes you feel real welcome. Did one of them keep clinging the leg chains in front of you while the other tried to get you to confess?

???? ????  doesn't bother me knew 2 of them, there just doing what they were told to do, check on all fralangie in Sukhothai had trainees with them.  Can't blame them blame all the scrumbags in Thailand that cause trouble. 

3 hours ago, soalbundy said:

What's gone wrong, not a falang among them? Come on, we can do better than that !

wowo how many posts and you still spell farang as "falang " ...is that the transgender name ......lol......

5 minutes ago, CARLO BALDASSARRE said:

wowo how many posts and you still spell farang as "falang " ...is that the transgender name ......lol......

I'll leave to him to answer that. ????

It's always 500 cos they can't get more than that in one cell ????

19 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

What happened to "Foreigner"? Why did they drop the best, most xenophobic part? 

 

What are they without their xenophobia? Boring now 

 

It's still there, same as always:

 

Why is it they always seem to go after the illegals from neighbouring countries?

What about those from the African countries. and even some Westerners. Although they may get some

Africans and Westerners occasionally, they seem to concentrate mainly on the Burmese and Cambodians.

3 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Why is it they always seem to go after the illegals from neighbouring countries?

What about those from the African countries. and even some Westerners. Although they may get some

Africans and Westerners occasionally, they seem to concentrate mainly on the Burmese and Cambodians.

Could it be the Burmese and Cambodians outnumber the westerners by 100 to 1 ...?