Passports are scanned on the way out now, no stamp. Agree about the dodgy stamps and chasing down those ‘agents’ (perhaps even Imm officers), but the Thai authorities do tend to revel in it and close the book quick when they get their man, esp if it’s a foreigner. If this really happened, he does come across a tad naive, but harsh all the same. Murderers seemingly get leaner treatment and potential sentences. Grating that those on here using agents themselves gloat about it though, boomers probably. Ok, you may think your agent is legit, but if you’re one of those that is using one to avoid showing monies and get registered at a different provincial address, you are circumventing the system. Guaranteed they’ll close that loophole eventually, if they haven’t already. Karma can be a b*tch.
