Pattaya: Immigration police raid Walking Street - 17 Indians/Nepalis found on overstay

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Pattaya: Immigration police raid Walking Street - 17 Indians/Nepalis found on overstay

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's national immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang attended a press conference flanked by heavily armed commandos to announce the arrest of a group of Indians and Nepalis in Pattaya.

 

Region 3 of his immigration men had been alerted by a member of the public that there was some illegal activity in the area with people on suspected overstay.

 

Seventeen were arrested. 

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na said this was part of policies to keep Thailand safe and sound; policies that come down from the top level of government and through the RTP. 

 

In a departure from their normal stories this report did not contain a number to ring to report foreigners.

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[4reaL]

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heavily armed commandos

 

so they went after the Gurkha's ?

[sungod]

Why are they wearing arctic cam?

[bluesofa]

14 minutes ago, 4reaL said:

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heavily armed commandos

so they went after the Gurkha's ?

I thought perhaps their idea is to scare the sh!t out of any over-stayers?

[keith101]

I thought there was no OVERSTAY during the emergency shut down ?

[twocatsmac]

They wouldn’t have had the best of times during lockdown so I hope they can be repatriated as soon as possible. 

[AndyAndyAndy]

7 minutes ago, keith101 said:

I thought there was no OVERSTAY during the emergency shut down ?

If you started overstaying your visa BEFORE coronavirus...then yes, you are on overstay.

[Maverell]

Impressive LOL

[kekalot]

this doesn't surprise me

we have guys selling rotie on the side of the street and I know for a fact that most of them are from Bangladesh

how are those guys staying here for years.. work visas for selling roties?

 

they either on overstay or giving little envelopes.

[ezzra]

Heavily armed commandos... is that the mexican cartel they are trying to apprehend of some gome guys cowring in rundown shophouse?...

[KhunBENQ]

Finally some action on dark/closed walking street

What has really happened?

Did they have lodging on walking street?

[sammieuk1]

Welcome to Thailand's new face of future tourism have a pleasant stay????

 

[KhunBENQ]

25 minutes ago, keith101 said:

I thought there was no OVERSTAY during the emergency shut down ?

If visa/extension expired after March 26, 2020.

[Kerryd]

Yeah, if your permission to stay was expired previous to the Amnesty, then you are on overstay. 

The article mentions "illegal activity" by people "on suspected of overstay".

So they were up to no good of some kind, got reported and the cops found 17 were on overstay.

As for the Nepalese, their reputation has been somewhat exaggerated by the exploits of the Gurkhas (and Sherpas). I saw that first hand when I was in Croatia back in the winter of 92/93 and when I was working in Afghanistan and we had a lot of Nepalese employees. (My mechanic was Nepalese actually.)
Most of them are just ordinary, dedicated, hard working people. 

They aren't all supermen or lethal killers. ????

 

[steven100]

hmmm .....  walking street looks to be a dangerous place these days

[ThailandRyan]

No Amnesty for you, come back in 20 years, but please send your friends with money, Thailand needs them now and not you...

[Grumpy John]

47 minutes ago, sungod said:

Why are they wearing arctic cam?

It's Dairy Queen Monday.  Any ???? in winter Cam who turn up for a cone get free chocolate on top! 

Edited June 30, 2020 by Grumpy John
Smelling

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

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17 Indians/Nepalis found on overstay

 

So Immigration raided ONE Indian restaurant then???   

[Kerryd]

1 hour ago, sungod said:

Why are they wearing arctic cam?

Maybe they thought they were going to raid the -11^o Ice Bar on soi 15 (Walking Street) ? Or maybe they'd been training at that "Frost Magical Ice of Siam" place out on highway 36 and got sent to Walking Street before they could change into more appropriate cam pattern clothing ? 

[Pilotman]

are the ones in white there in case it snows? 

[Pilotman]

41 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Heavily armed commandos... is that the mexican cartel they are trying to apprehend of some gome guys cowring in rundown shophouse?...

Lesson  number one in the Police: "it matters what you look like, not what you achieve".  

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, sungod said:

Why are they wearing arctic cam?

Can't have them all in black any more. Not with BLM and all that malarkey. Shows an 'understanding and inclusive' SWAT team.

 

AFAIK, only the Kiwi's can be all-black (for now).

[bkk6060]

Book and deport.

 

Remember,  Johnnie Chochran would say:

If you don´t report, we must deport!

 

 

 

Edited June 30, 2020 by bkk6060

[Mavideol]

things/news were starting to get bothered for IMO.... finally we get some action

[champers]

Those pesky face masks don't half spoil a good photo opportunity.

[rtco]

4 hours ago, sungod said:

Why are they wearing arctic cam?

They thought they had better do a bit of white and a bit of black just in case they upset anyone from both sides of the divide

[Deli]

4 hours ago, sungod said:

Why are they wearing arctic cam?

been turned on 16 degrees C

[Jimbo2014]

Epic and heroic takedown, now if they can only get that redbull guy ????

[transam]

4 hours ago, sungod said:

Why are they wearing arctic cam?

I was thinking it was a bit early for snow, perhaps an A/C malfunction.. ......????

[transam]

Hmmmmm, just thought, perhaps the BLM thing has hit LOS, so now the BiB attention is focused on the in between colour for no hassle...Weeeell, anything is possible after the stuff I have been reading...????