Lost your ID ? (Canadian)

[Kerryd]

Friend of mine found some ID (Canadian Passport and Quebec Driver's license) on the Railway Bypass road near the Khao Talo crossing.

Luc Gagnon from Terrebonne, Quebec.

Contact me and I'll put you in touch with the guy who has it.

[blaze master]

7 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

Friend of mine found some ID (Canadian Passport and Quebec Driver's license) on the Railway Bypass road near the Khao Talo crossing.

Luc Gagnon from Terrebonne, Quebec.

Contact me and I'll put you in touch with the guy who has it.

 

He's from quebec.....ouch.

[PoorSucker]

Probably American, fake Canadian ID.

 

[scubascuba3]

Take it to the police station, that's where he will probably check

[Kerryd]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Take it to the police station, that's where he will probably check

I was thinking of going to Immigration. They should be able to run the name and come up with a phone number/address.

(Have to check his stamps first - in case there's a reason that ID was "lost". The passport is valid but buddy only posted a shiny pic of the face page and cut the passport number off.)

[Jingthing]

I would contact the Canadian embassy.

He will be calling them for sure for an emergency passport.

 

[Kerryd]

32 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I would contact the Canadian embassy.

He will be calling them for sure for an emergency passport.

 

Roger.
Message sent. C-r-a-p - it's Saturday and they are closed until Monday. I'll try their phone number just in case.

[Kerryd]

37 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

Roger.
Message sent. C-r-a-p - it's Saturday and they are closed until Monday. I'll try their phone number just in case.

Called them and sure enough - automated menu and recorded message.

Left them a message but unless someone there is really pro-active (lol - gov't employees so not likely) I probably won't get a response until Monday.

I suspect he won't go to a police station as he probably wouldn't know where one is, probably wouldn't trust them and if he's read ThaiVisa at all, would worry that he'd be arrested for not having a passport.

(My Thai friends are usually adamant that one never contacts the police unless it's a dire emergency.)

And as I have no idea what the guy's Visa status is, it might not be a good idea to go to the police anyways.

(Maybe there was a police check on the Railway bypass road last night, being Friday and such, and the guy tossed his ID in case he was stopped, thinking he'd come back for it later.)

Who knows how it ended up on the side of the road. 

Couple weeks ago I pulled up at a friend's shop on my Harley. Put the kickstand down, leaned the bike over - and my phone fell to the ground. Swung my leg over the seat - and my wallet fell on the other side.
(Needless to say, never wearing those pants on a motorcycle again. Straight into the rag bin when I got home !)

[roo860]

2 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

Called them and sure enough - automated menu and recorded message.

Left them a message but unless someone there is really pro-active (lol - gov't employees so not likely) I probably won't get a response until Monday.

I suspect he won't go to a police station as he probably wouldn't know where one is, probably wouldn't trust them and if he's read ThaiVisa at all, would worry that he'd be arrested for not having a passport.

(My Thai friends are usually adamant that one never contacts the police unless it's a dire emergency.)

And as I have no idea what the guy's Visa status is, it might not be a good idea to go to the police anyways.

(Maybe there was a police check on the Railway bypass road last night, being Friday and such, and the guy tossed his ID in case he was stopped, thinking he'd come back for it later.)

Who knows how it ended up on the side of the road. 

Couple weeks ago I pulled up at a friend's shop on my Harley. Put the kickstand down, leaned the bike over - and my phone fell to the ground. Swung my leg over the seat - and my wallet fell on the other side.
(Needless to say, never wearing those pants on a motorcycle again. Straight into the rag bin when I got home !)

Happens alot with Harley owners🙂

[CallumWK]

1 hour ago, Kerryd said:

(Maybe there was a police check on the Railway bypass road last night, being Friday and such, and the guy tossed his ID in case he was stopped, thinking he'd come back for it later.)

 

Why would anyone do that, even if he was on overstay or whatever. Tossing the passport, doesn't serve any purpose

 

[Kerryd]

59 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

Why would anyone do that, even if he was on overstay or whatever. Tossing the passport, doesn't serve any purpose

 

You can't think of any reason why someone wouldn't want the police to look at their passport.

During a time when there's a big crackdown on foreigners ?

From a current news article in the Thailand News forum:

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"Thailand's national crackdown on illegal immigration has resulted in nearly 10,000 arrests, with authorities uncovering a vast network of crimes, including passport forgery and drug smuggling. During the week-long operation from February 18 to February 24, launched by Police General Kittirat Phanphat, the Royal Thai Police targeted illegal immigrants and cross-border criminal activities.

 

Police General Thana Chuwong reported a total of 9,532 arrests, drawing from a diverse range of offences. These included 207 wanted individuals, 6,239 illegal entries, 875 visa overstays, 120 instances of revoked permits, 463 illegal workers, and 1,628 other violations.

 

The detainees originated from various countries, with 564 Thai nationals, 4,879 from Myanmar, 1,699 from Laos, 1,376 from Cambodia, 103 from Vietnam, and 911 from other countries being apprehended.

 

Gee, if someone was on overstay and saw a police roadcheck ahead, what do you think would happen to him if the cops checked his passport ?

You KNOW what would happen. He would immediately be arrested, sent to Pattaya jail and then to the IDC in Bangkok where he'd be charged, ordered to be deported, blacklisted and have to sit in jail until he could arrange a flight out of the country.

Or maybe he tosses his ID on the side of the road, expecting to come back for it later only to have someone else find it first.

Pretty sure if someone knew they were on overstay they would stay as far away from the police as possible - especially if they had their passport on them.