Three Vietnamese Men Arrested for Illegally Crossing into Thailand

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Three Vietnamese men were detained this morning for unlawfully entering Thailand via a border post in the Isaan province of Nong Khai. They had been previously banned from entering the country.

 

Officials from the Nong Khai Provincial Immigration Office discovered a Facebook post by one of the men, 34-year-old Phan Dinh Sy, offering a transportation service for Vietnamese individuals looking to sneak into Thailand. His service cost 15,000 baht per customer.

 

Following this information, the officers learned that Sy was scheduled to sneak two more Vietnamese individuals into Thailand through the Nong Khai border post today, August 5. The car he planned to use was a black sedan, which the officers monitored closely.

 

The officers were successful in locating the suspect car, which was seen picking up two Vietnamese people at the Nong Khai Bus Terminal. The officers then apprehended all involved. The other two men were found to be 36-year-old Phan Van and 30-year-old Tran Van Am.

 

Investigations revealed that Sy was in Thailand on a non-LA visa, meant for foreign employees, set to expire on February 3 next year. Both Van and Am had been blacklisted from entering the country since October 30 and August 30, 2023, respectively.

 

Sy was charged with aiding illegal entry into Thailand (Section 64 of the Immigration Act), the punishment for which can be up to five years in jail and a fine of up to 50,000 baht. He was also found guilty of working outside of his visa permissions, for which the punishment is a fine between 5,000 and 50,000 baht, deportation, and a two-year work permit ban.

 

Van and Am were charged for entering or staying in Thailand without or with expired permission (Section 81 of the Immigration Act). The penalty for this is up to two years of jail time and a fine of up to 20,000 baht.

 

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-- 2024-08-05

 

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