Phuket's Bold Move: Massive Crackdown on Foreign Crimes

[snoop1130]

Photo courtesy of The Phuket News

 

Phuket is making headlines after police arrested over 100 foreign lawbreakers and issued 1,625 traffic fines in just one week. This decisive action, led by Police Major General Sinlert Sukhum, took place from February 10 to 16 and targeted a range of crimes including illegal businesses, visa violations, drug offenses, and reckless driving.

 

In a coordinated operation involving Phuket Immigration and Tourist Police, authorities clamped down on illegal activities that jeopardize the safety of both residents and tourists. The crackdown forms part of a wider national campaign against transnational crime and unlawful foreign activities.

 

Officers recorded 103 criminal offenses including:

 

 

- 30 immigration law violations

- 9 illegal tour operations

- 8 unauthorized businesses

- 8 drug-related offenses

- 10 instances of drunk driving

- 18 arrests on outstanding warrants

- 20 various infractions

- 1,625 traffic violations

 

Since the start of 2024, Phuket police have arrested 2,422 foreigners and issued over 32,000 traffic citations, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-02-19

 

 

 

“Phuket police reaffirm our commitment to maintaining peace, order, and safety, ensuring the province remains a top travel destination,” Major General Sukhum emphasized.

 

Tourists are being urged to comply with local laws, while residents are encouraged to report any suspicious activities involving foreigners to the nearest police station or via the 191 emergency hotline.

[hotchilli]

Sounds like a destination to steer well clear of

[Geoffggi]

Amazing that the police can find & arrest foreign miscreants yet cannot touch the infamous Phuket taxi drivers and all their misdoings  

[smedly]

massive ?

 

I have not seen anything"massive" in Thailand, apart from massive corruption and road carnage, two  busses a week  crash ........what ???

 

massive

 

 

[zzzzz]

what bold move?
still see a#@holes  on bikes whenever i leave my home 

[zepplin]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Photo courtesy of The Phuket News

 

Phuket is making headlines after police arrested over 100 foreign lawbreakers and issued 1,625 traffic fines in just one week. This decisive action, led by Police Major General Sinlert Sukhum, took place from February 10 to 16 and targeted a range of crimes including illegal businesses, visa violations, drug offenses, and reckless driving.

 

In a coordinated operation involving Phuket Immigration and Tourist Police, authorities clamped down on illegal activities that jeopardize the safety of both residents and tourists. The crackdown forms part of a wider national campaign against transnational crime and unlawful foreign activities.

 

Officers recorded 103 criminal offenses including:

 

 

 

- 30 immigration law violations

- 9 illegal tour operations

- 8 unauthorized businesses

- 8 drug-related offenses

- 10 instances of drunk driving

- 18 arrests on outstanding warrants

- 20 various infractions

- 1,625 traffic violations

 

Since the start of 2024, Phuket police have arrested 2,422 foreigners and issued over 32,000 traffic citations, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-02-19

 

 

 

“Phuket police reaffirm our commitment to maintaining peace, order, and safety, ensuring the province remains a top travel destination,” Major General Sukhum emphasized.

 

Tourists are being urged to comply with local laws, while residents are encouraged to report any suspicious activities involving foreigners to the nearest police station or via the 191 emergency hotline.

Can the Phuket police come to Samui ! Here they do absolutely f all, their only job is reporting on accidents, Havnt seen a police checkpoint here for 8 years, the amount of high speed, noisy bikes racing at night is over the top  , meanwhile the police zzzzzzz do nothing!

[spidermike007]

This is just one more reason to avoid Phuket, one of the most horrific destinations on the planet, and certainly the worst place to visit within Thailand for a dozen good reasons. 

 

 

[stevenl]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Sounds like a destination to steer well clear of

 

34 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This is just one more reason to avoid Phuket, one of the most horrific destinations on the planet, and certainly the worst place to visit within Thailand for a dozen good reasons. 

 

 

Why, don't want to obey the law and stay away from drunk driving and cocaine?

[zzzzz]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

This is just one more reason to avoid Phuket, one of the most horrific destinations on the planet, and certainly the worst place to visit within Thailand for a dozen good reasons. 

 

 

LOL:
Obviously u have not travelled much
U hate it here, we get it, but why post on a thread about Phuket?
is ur life that boring?

I and many others that have been here 30+ years still love it here

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, zzzzz said:

LOL:
Obviously u have not travelled much
U hate it here, we get it, but why post on a thread about Phuket?
is ur life that boring?

I and many others that have been here 30+ years still love it here

Well that topic is all relative. I used to live on Samui and I loved it there too, but it became over developed, over crowded, the traffic was horrendous and the local populace was just not what it used to be. So I left, and I never looked back, and I'm thankful for the move.

 

But God bless you if you still love the place. These are all just simple opinions being expressed so you don't have to take offense at them. This is NOT personal. 

 

And I travel a lot including Phuket, so I don't know where that statement came from. We have different points of view, that's all. 

[digger70]

6 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Amazing that the police can find & arrest foreign miscreants yet cannot touch the infamous Phuket taxi drivers and all their misdoings  

Well now , I would say : don't bite the hand that feeds you is a good phrase for that.  🙏

[UbonEagle]

Start with the Russian and Chinese gangs, then mop up the ragheads....if only