webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Overstaying Swede - 1,001 days - no match for Big Oud's "Smart Car" Picture: Naew Na Ubon Ratchathani immigration police deployed their SPC (Smart Patrol Car) and it came up trumps. The onboard biometrics technology was used to check a Swedish man's passport outside a rented house in Moo 2, Khom Jiam district of the north eastern Thai city. Per-Olof, 65, was found to be on overstay of 1,001 days. He had arrived in Thailand in January 2017 and been granted 30 days stay on a tourist visa. Since then he had stayed in a variety of places but never left the kingdom. Picture: Naew Na Immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong "Big Oud" Chingduang presented the case at a press briefing yesterday. Naew Na said that the Swede was picked up on November 19th at 7 pm. A vinyl board hailed the part played in the arrest by the biometrics aboard the Smart Patrol Car. Source: Naew Na -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-12-17 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trainman34014 Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 What brave Officers they are with all that Technology. Shame they don't find someway to use it to catch really serious criminals of their own creed that appear able to flee the country at will, or others that walk the Corridors of Power in Bangkok ! 17 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PremiumLane Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 Why the need for all the biometrics? Surely all they have to do is open the passport and check the stamp, but I guess that doesn't sound as glamorous as a 'smart car' 15 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 Big Oud needs to be careful, Big Joke got carried away with catching farangs, and using giant posters. Look what happened to him, he became the joke. Both of them just want Big headlines, ohh look at me doing a good job, i am the man. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sunnyboy2018 Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 I'm waiting for the avalanche of schadenfreude from the usual laura norder extremists celebrating this old man's misfortune.....The TV forum Pharisees. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moe666 Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 34 minutes ago, trainman34014 said: What brave Officers they are with all that Technology. Shame they don't find someway to use it to catch really serious criminals of their own creed that appear able to flee the country at will, or others that walk the Corridors of Power in Bangkok ! How about they are doing their job arresting people on overstay, they are called the immigration police for a reason. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BTB1977 Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 Or another Head line, "Swede pumps thousands of baht into the Thai economy for 1,001 days. Many Thai people benefit. 5 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post welovesundaysatspace Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) I’m wondering how many of those here who are criticizing the police for doing their job (or defend a guy overstaying his Visa) don’t miss a chance to rage about immigrants in their home countries. I’m also wondering how one manages to overstay a thousand days. Do this in any of our home countries and you wouldn’t get away with it either. Edited December 17, 2019 by welovesundaysatspace 9 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swede65 Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) Welcometo my home country Sweden, just leave your passport in the nearest bin and say that you are an underaged Afghan and you are welcome to stay as long as you pleased, we'll even pay for your stay! Or maybe you don't like the climate? Then keep your benefits and go back to your country and become minister of defence ???????????? Edited December 17, 2019 by Swede65 7 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Yes! 1-0 to Immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Borzandy Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: Immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong "Big Oud" Chingduang presented the case at a press briefing yesterday. It's important to show that they caught a very dangerous farang. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CNXexpat Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 And now imagine, they would use all these technique to find drivers without a driver license... 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakmuay887 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 An overstay that long and that age? Why? Was he planning on staying here without leaving until he died? I don't know the backstory obviously but never understood why people do this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakmuay887 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 There's a checkpoint every few miles around where I live because of all the illegal Burmese etc. I don't even know how someone could overstay unless they never left their house. Seems to me an awful way to live life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jane Dough Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Matzzon said: Yes! 1-0 to Immigration. Only after extra time. Rooster 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007cableguy Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4000 baht fine and banned for 2 years ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 hours ago, BTB1977 said: Or another Head line, "Swede pumps thousands of baht into the Thai economy for 1,001 days. Many Thai people benefit. Looking at those shorts and trousers, I doubt 'that' many did 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 5 hours ago, BTB1977 said: Or another Head line, "Swede pumps thousands of baht into the Thai economy for 1,001 days. Many Thai people benefit. He could be a Cheap Charlie though, a lot of them around!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 As the Swede apparently had his passport which the IOs could check, I fail to see the role biometrics played in this particular case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 8 hours ago, webfact said: A vinyl board hailed the part played in the arrest by the biometrics aboard the Smart Patrol Car. Only took 1001 days to catch him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 5 hours ago, welovesundaysatspace said: Do this in any of our home countries and you wouldn’t get away with it either. actually you can quite easily in the Uk once youve gotten in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick501 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Is that the same Swede as the article about the Swede who's wife reported him missing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Redline Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 25 years behind, and constantly pleading for pats on the back ???? wow, great job guys! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Jane Dough said: Only after extra time. Rooster Yes, that´s right. It took them long enough ,but know the job is done. Overtime or not, it´s a win. Still 1-0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scot123 Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 hours ago, welovesundaysatspace said: I’m wondering how many of those here who are criticizing the police for doing their job (or defend a guy overstaying his Visa) don’t miss a chance to rage about immigrants in their home countries. I’m also wondering how one manages to overstay a thousand days. Do this in any of our home countries and you wouldn’t get away with it either. People on here do not criticise the immigration police of doing their jobs. What I and others do rightly criticise is the the fanfare, their over handed approach and their racism. I personally object to hords of police vehicles and police turning up at my house checking my details. I also object to being labelled an alien or even a farang. In the UK people are picked up all the time and raids are carried out and when caught illegally in the country are treated with dignaty deported or given the right to court/legal system to appeal. However we do not have this plastered all over the news demonising people and broadcasting phone numbers to report people because they do not like them or jealous of them. That is what we object to. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 hours ago, welovesundaysatspace said: I’m wondering how many of those here who are criticizing the police for doing their job (or defend a guy overstaying his Visa) don’t miss a chance to rage about immigrants in their home countries. I’m also wondering how one manages to overstay a thousand days. Do this in any of our home countries and you wouldn’t get away with it either. Yes, I understand your point, but it doesn't have to be broadcast on national media like it is here, with the sole goal of making the immigrant the really bad guy. Yes, catch overstayers cause that is their job, but stop sucking your own d@@ks along the way. Do your job, send them home and get on with it. This back patting is incredibly annoying and quite childish actually. The purpose of this attention is to turn the Thai's against the foreigner and this is being done in plain site by this government. It's sad to see it happening. ???? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony125 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Mick501 said: Is that the same Swede as the article about the Swede who's wife reported him missing? No, different name and the other Swede was only 55 and arrived Dec 12th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 9 hours ago, PremiumLane said: Why the need for all the biometrics? Surely all they have to do is open the passport and check the stamp, but I guess that doesn't sound as glamorous as a 'smart car' They've got to justify the ridiculous amount of money they paid for a laptop with a wifi connection somehow. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxcorrigan Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Chazar said: actually you can quite easily in the Uk once youve gotten in True, as long as you don't try and do it the legal way then you will get all kinds of problems just trying to get in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted December 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, thequietman said: Yes, catch overstayers cause that is their job, but stop sucking your own d@@ks along the way. Do your job, send them home and get on with it. This back patting is incredibly annoying and quite childish actually. I just try to imagine what it would mean if the head of national immigration in a country like Germany did a press conference with chart boards etc. for catching an overstayer/illegal entry. It would need a stadium to hang the charts. In other countries this is reserved for murderers, homicide, rapists, drug lords etc. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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