Russian arrested in Phuket for overstay, working as illegal taxi driver

By The Phuket News

 

The Russian driver was hired through the website GoTripPhuket.com. Photo: Immigration Bureau

 

PHUKET: A Russian man who had overstayed in the country illegally for 163 days has been arrested for working as an illegal taxi driver, picking up tourists from Phuket International Airport.

 

The arrest was made after a formal complaint was filed by the Phuket International Airport Taxi Association, Immigration officers explained at a press conference attended by Immigration Bureau chief Lt Gen Somphong Chingduang in Bangkok today (Mar 27).

 

Acting on the complaint, and working with officer from Sakhu Police, Immigration Division 6 officers began their operation by first checking the website GoTripPhuket.com, which they were told is operated by a group of Russians providing professional drivers to transport other Russians.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/russian-arrested-in-phuket-for-overstay-working-as-illegal-taxi-driver-75478.php

 

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10 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

A Russian man who had overstayed in the country illegally for 163 days has been arrested for working as an illegal taxi driver, picking up tourists from Phuket International Airport.

Wow! That man really knew how to work under the radar. ????

What a numpty, picking people up from the airport.

Of course taxi drivers are going to shop him.

 

I assume overstaying made the problem, not working illegally

Got no scruples this guy.????????????

Russian gangs in Thailand?? It does not make sense to me that the Group is taking such a huge risk. Overstayed and “russian” obviously as a foreigner.

Not the best time to spend time in the Immigration Detention Centre.

Its fun to stay at the YMCA..

did he ask much less than the local maffia or something ?

7 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

I assume overstaying made the problem, not working illegally

They started the investigation because of working illegally.

Thailand needs to change it's xenophobic work laws. In Vientiane, Laos, a much poorer country than Thailand, there are countless Chinese taxi drivers transporting around Chinese nationals and as far as I know, they are allowed to work without being bothered by big brother breathing down their necks.

3 minutes ago, stevenl said:

They started the investigation because of working illegally.

they should do that with the rest of them ????

1 hour ago, drbeach said:

Thailand needs to change it's xenophobic work laws. In Vientiane, Laos, a much poorer country than Thailand, there are countless Chinese taxi drivers transporting around Chinese nationals and as far as I know, they are allowed to work without being bothered by big brother breathing down their necks.

"they are allowed to work without being bothered by big brother breathing down their necks."

.. and breathe Corvid-19 over everyone else. 

Was it the seedy black hat, glasses and jacket that gave him away?

I thought they couldnt draw flow charts, the ones we saw the other week were the same one. So its back to kiddy size photographs.

11 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

I assume overstaying made the problem, not working illegally

Can you elaborate on that a little bit please? Or was is just something you wrote without thinking?

How naive of them to believe their activity will be unnoticed ????

- even if you advertise your services through Russian speaking forums only.

On 3/28/2020 at 12:15 PM, Matzzon said:

Wow! That man really knew how to work under the radar. ????

It stuns and astonishes me the Thailand has not locked down all internationals from entry during the C19 pandemic.

17 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Was it the seedy black hat, glasses and jacket that gave him away?

Might have been he looks dodgy to me. 

1 hour ago, kiwikeith said:

It stuns and astonishes me the Thailand has not locked down all internationals from entry during the C19 pandemic.

Hmmm, they have almost done that. It´s only persons that has to go back to work (with a workpermit), flight crews and persons with diplomatic passports that can enter.

thats really extracting  the urine .comrade

On 3/27/2020 at 11:03 PM, rooster59 said:

group of Russians providing professional drivers to transport other Russians.

in a Lada .. what else .!

 

On 3/28/2020 at 2:33 PM, drbeach said:

Thailand needs to change it's xenophobic work laws. In Vientiane, Laos, a much poorer country than Thailand, there are countless Chinese taxi drivers transporting around Chinese nationals and as far as I know, they are allowed to work without being bothered by big brother breathing down their necks.

 

Do they have work permit?

scum

This website , GoTripPhuket.com is only in Russian, it looks professional but completely open about they operate a taxi service in Phuket. 

 

Just shows how fearless but also stupid the Russians are, they really think they can get away with it. 

 

7 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

On 3/28/2020 at 6:03 AM, rooster59 said:

group of Russians providing professional drivers to transport other Russians.

in a Lada .. what else .!

I keep my food in a Lada.

1 hour ago, balo said:

This website , GoTripPhuket.com is only in Russian, it looks professional but completely open about they operate a taxi service in Phuket. 

 

Just shows how fearless but also stupid the Russians are, they really think they can get away with it. 

 

probably tried to work on the premise that to a thai, all Russians (or falangs) look alike... 

 

 

hey! - all they need to do with him; is fill him and car with a pile of chinese piles, point him North - and don't come back