Police order tighter border controls; set to prosecute illegal returnees

Tanakorn Sangiam

BANGKOK (NNT) - A deputy national police chief has ordered related police units to impose more stringent border control measures to prevent illegal entry during the holidays, while urging officers to prosecute persons who have illegally returned from Myanmar, and brought the coronavirus with them.

A Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner General, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas has signed a directive to the Immigration Police Bureau and the Border Patrol Police to enhance their regulations against illegal entry into the country across national borders.

 

The directive calls for more personnel to be mobilized at checkpoints, with more attention given to natural border crossings, especially in areas of concern in the northern and southern regions.

 

The deputy police chief has ordered officers to be on high alert during the New Year holidays, where the volume of people traveling may help facilitate illegal entry.

 

He has instructed police officers to prosecute persons with COVID-19 who have illegally returned to the country via natural borders, with charges ranging from violation of the Emergency Decree, violation of the Disease Control Act, and violation of the Immigration Act, through to concealment of information.

 

Provincial Police Region 5 will be pursuing cases against Thai women who illegally crossed the Thailand-Myanmar border to work despite the border closure, once they are fully recovered from the virus or have completed their quarantine with negative tests.

 

Police officers will be informing these women of the charges of illegal entry into the kingdom, and failure to comply with disease control protocols from the provincial communicable diseases committee.

 

Among the women, three of them have been admitted for treatment at Nakornping Hospital in Chiang Mai, with others in hospitals in Chiang Rai and Phayao.

 

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2 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Provincial Police Region 5 will be pursuing cases against Thai women who illegally crossed the Thailand-Myanmar border to work despite the border closure, once they are fully recovered from the virus or have completed their quarantine with negative tests.

 

Police officers will be informing these women of the charges of illegal entry into the kingdom, and failure to comply with disease control protocols from the provincial communicable diseases committee.

 

Among the women, three of them have been admitted for treatment at Nakornping Hospital in Chiang Mai, with others in hospitals in Chiang Rai and Phayao.

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What are natural borders? From pics online these ladies don't look up for Jungle treks or river crossings.

 

 

So is he saying there were no stringent border control measures in place before ?

If that is the case then he (and his bosses) should be sacked for dereliction of duty

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

A deputy national police chief has ordered related police units to impose more stringent border control measures to prevent illegal entry during the holidays, while urging officers to prosecute persons who have illegally returned from Myanmar

And charge them with what exactly and what will the penalties be - Bht500 & a wai I suppose, one day the authorities will understand what a deterrent is ..............LOL

4 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

And charge them with what exactly

 

Well the police seem quite adept at "finding" laws to support charges. "Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime" seems to be the "rule of law" here.

 

I'd venture a guess that there must be quite a few regarding entering the country illegally? Plus posting pics on FB when doing so would be a "Computer Crime".

 

 

 

 

Build that wall!!

With such a large army, basically with nothing to do, I can't understand why they aren't fully deployed on border patrols at the present tome. The navy could be deployed on patrolling the border rivers too.

Too late Somchai the horse has already bolted 

1 hour ago, canopus1969 said:

So is he saying there were no stringent border control measures in place before ?

If that is the case then he (and his bosses) should be sacked for dereliction of duty

 

Makes one wonder how many others entered well before these fine young ladies.

 

The cat is truly out of the bag and now they are still repeating and or deflecting the real problem, i.e. how far has it spread and what the f are they doing to contain it ?

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Deputy Commissioner General, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas

 

3 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Too late Somchai the horse has already bolted 

Try as I might I can't get Somchai out of that.

36 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

And charge them with what exactly

Try these. I quote:

 

 ''violation of the Emergency Decree, violation of the Disease Control Act, and violation of the Immigration Act, through to concealment of information''.

 

It makes me wonder why you felt the need to ask.

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

Makes one wonder how many others entered well before these fine young ladies.

 

The cat is truly out of the bag and now they are still repeating and or deflecting the real problem, i.e. how far has it spread and what the f are they doing to contain it ?

Well there’s 200 Prostitute in that one casino hotel 

3 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

What are natural borders? From pics online these ladies don't look up for Jungle treks or river crossings.

 

 

I can only speak for border crossings between Thailand and Laos that I know about. There are international border crossings/gates and traditional border crossings, possibly what people call here "natural borders." The former are formal border crossings where international travelers and trade can cross using all the formal documentation. The traditional border crossings are for locals to facilitate people who live in or around the border and are completely off limits to international travelers. Other conditions apply too.

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

Try these. I quote:

 

 ''violation of the Emergency Decree, violation of the Disease Control Act, and violation of the Immigration Act, through to concealment of information''.

 

It makes me wonder why you felt the need to ask.

Ha ha ha!!! and in reality ??...........

3 hours ago, polpott said:

With such a large army, basically with nothing to do, I can't understand why they aren't fully deployed on border patrols at the present tome. The navy could be deployed on patrolling the border rivers too.

 

Sorry, but I don' think the RTN's submarines have been delivered yet?

33 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Sorry, but I don' think the RTN's submarines have been delivered yet?

They have more than enough gunboats to cruise up and down the Mekong.

What the police need is another conference to discuss the situation and make plans. 

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Too late Somchai the horse has already bolted 

Or was it the hors have already bolted ????

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Too late Somchai the horse has already bolted 

Yes indeed.

The Cork is well and truly out of the Bottle now.

And to think, its ironic, that Thailands number 1 Export will bring back its worst Import. 

5 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

Well there’s 200 Prostitute in that one casino hotel 

Sounds like a fun place.

I've witnessed borders during war settings ... they have censors every hundred yards, backed up by a light security force behind them. 

 

Covid and possibly bringing a virus into a country should be a war setting. The damage can be just as horrific (see USA, Europe, South America). 

On 12/6/2020 at 9:09 AM, canopus1969 said:

So is he saying there were no stringent border control measures in place before ?

If that is the case then he (and his bosses) should be sacked for dereliction of duty

They were probably too busy crossing the border themselves to go gambling. 

On 12/6/2020 at 12:08 PM, Ireland32 said:

Well there’s 200 Prostitute in that one casino hotel 

Thats why my mate always tells his wife he has to stay overnight, cannot do visa in one day, lying <deleted>