Overstay! Immigration's smart car keeps rolling - 17 foreigners arrested

[andymon]

23 minutes ago, laosnative said:

Because it is Smart..........

Spotted this one yesterday in a gas station just outside Udon, on the road up to Non Kai. Has a weird contraption (possible camera) on roof behind the light bar.

 

 

 

[KhaoYai]

6 hours ago, sanemax said:

so, how did the smart car know they were overstaying ?

Because its smart silly! ????

 

[ThailandRyan]

7 hours ago, BritManToo said:

What are they gonna do with the overstaying foreigners after they've caught them?

It's not as if they can put them on a flight home anymore.

Sounds like instead of Que number 500 at CW Immigration you will be Que number 500 at IDC.....

[justin case]

the police car in my moo baan, has also in his house,  ferrari, sometimes 2, 2 porches, bmw and some other luxury cars

 

but serious, shopping malls close, soon maybe soon no more banks open, to deliver the bank letter, no photo developers, how the F. will I get my pictures for immigration to even try to apply for an extension???

[JAG]

6 hours ago, sanemax said:

How does this smart car operate ?

The Chinese , Burmese and Laotians would be indistinguishable from the local population ., so, how did the smart car know they were overstaying ?

Oh I suspect that someone in space HQ checks through through the paperwork until they find an over-stayer, and then texts their address to the smart-car crew. they then go and park outside. Pretty smart eh?

 

Still, if you have got to drive all the way up to the frozen north to nick an over-stayer or two, might at least do it in a comfy car!

 

They must be racking up some mileage - in due course the engine management lights and timing belt warning lights will come on, and that will be that!

[alien365]

58 minutes ago, andymon said:

Spotted this one yesterday in a gas station just outside Udon, on the road up to Non Kai. Has a weird contraption (possible camera) on roof behind the light bar.

 

 

 

Are those tints legal? Bet they can't even see out of it

[jabis]

24 minutes ago, alien365 said:

Are those tints legal? Bet they can't even see out of it

Totally legit here, where fox guard the hen house ????

 

[El Guapo]

In the US the left would decry it as racist!

[Yadon Toploy]

3 hours ago, andymon said:

Spotted this one yesterday in a gas station just outside Udon, on the road up to Non Kai. Has a weird contraption (possible camera) on roof behind the light bar.

 

 

 

That is one of the Immigration Dept. cars and that is the facial recognition camera on the roof. 

 

I see them creeping around in Songkhla a lot when I am down there. 

 

Very sinister having those driving around looking for illegal foreigners, especially at the moment with everything that's going on. 

 

That being said, they do serve as a clear indication that we are anything but just tolerated here. 

[drbeach]

Now is possibly the worst time to conduct this stunt.

 

If the worst came to the worst and there are no more flights out and the borders stay closed indefinitely, the Thai government should extend permanent residency or even citizenship to all foreigners inside the country.

[lamyai3]

7 hours ago, johng said:

I always give the "Total Recall" answer  2 weeks !! ????

I'm still figuring if I stay long enough here, I'll eventually strike lucky and meet a nice girl with three breasts.... 

[lamyai3]

4 hours ago, andymon said:

Spotted this one yesterday in a gas station just outside Udon, on the road up to Non Kai. Has a weird contraption (possible camera) on roof behind the light bar.

Don't worry, the contraption on the roof is benign. It's just a GT200 looking to locate any stray bombs and golf balls. 

[geriatrickid]

Did someone tell immigration that a large number of infected people do not have a fever?

[Venom]

13 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Operations had taken place in Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai and Sanpatong, Chiang Mai.

The most polluted place on the planet, no wonder they are wearing masks! ????

[jabis]

2 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Don't worry, the contraption on the roof is benign. It's just a GT200 looking to locate any stray bombs and golf balls. 

So far the contraption on the roof has gotten about 100 cases (since purchase) making them much more better bomb detectors than the ones you refer to x)

[bangkokfrog]

8 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

14 hours ago, sanemax said:

so, how did the smart car know they were overstaying ?

Because its smart silly! ????

If these cars are so "smart", why don't they deploy them to sniff out Covid-19 carriers rather than overstayers?

[Canuck1966]

Imagine being in IDC and they bring 6 Chinese blokes in

Your heart would just sink!

[jabis]

15 minutes ago, bangkokfrog said:

If these cars are so "smart", why don't they deploy them to sniff out Covid-19 carriers rather than overstayers?

because even with internet connection and facial recognition you can`t get even a false positive for a virus - well except it`s a computer virus 

[Number 6]

17 hours ago, monkfish said:

If you're on overstay better wear a face mask or can they see through maybe high tech infrared cameras?

I think this is propaganda. The odds of the Chinese wearing masks are very high.

[Leslie850]

Why is it such bad news of IO doing what they are paid to do, this happens on a daily basis in every country around the world why should it be different here. Good news in my mind good people in bad people out.