Crime Brazilian Man Arrested at Phuket Airport on Traffic Violation Warrant

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Phuketinsta.

 

A 35-year-old Brazilian national, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested by Thai immigration officers at Phuket International Airport on the morning of 15 June, after it was discovered that he was the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant related to a traffic offence.

 

The arrest took place at approximately 10:30, in the international departures area of the airport, where the man was preparing to leave the country. Officers from the Immigration Bureau, conducting standard routine checks as part of their border security operations, identified the individual through the immigration watchlist system.

 

According to officials, the man was wanted for breaching The Road Traffic Act. While specific details of the offence were not disclosed, authorities confirmed that the matter was serious enough to warrant legal action, resulting in the issuance of an arrest warrant.

 

Following his detention, the suspect was taken into custody and transferred to Phuket Provincial Court, where he will face legal proceedings in accordance with the law.

 

Thai immigration authorities have reminded all foreign nationals to ensure that they have no pending legal issues or unresolved charges before attempting to enter or depart the Kingdom. Immigration said that routine checks at airports and border crossings often reveal individuals who may be unaware that they are the subject of legal action.

 

Travellers who are concerned about their legal status in Thailand are advised to contact legal advisors or local immigration support services.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Phuketinsta 2025-06-19

 

 

 

[novacova]

It’s probably a good idea to pay parking fines before exiting the country. 

[Drumbuie]

6 hours ago, novacova said:

It’s probably a good idea to pay parking fines before exiting the country. 

No joke. Some years ago I heard tell of an acquaintance who was flying to Dublin from the UK but was not allowed to board her flight till she'd paid her outstanding parking tickets. 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Following his detention, the suspect was taken into custody and transferred to Phuket Provincial Court, where he will face legal proceedings in accordance with the law.

Got him at last, I bet he thought he was on his way out...

[spidermike007]

I wonder what the offense was, arrested for not paying a traffic fine? That's got to be a new policy of some sort. Seems a bit draconian. 

[transam]

I hope that's not a plastic bag on his head........😱

[VBF]

22 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I wonder what the offense was, arrested for not paying a traffic fine? That's got to be a new policy of some sort. Seems a bit draconian. 

For a regular traffic offence it does indeed, but the OP does say ".....the matter was serious enough to warrant legal action," 

More to this than has been reported, methinks.

[Gknrd]

Expensive traffic violation.. Missed flight, taken down town to be processed. Wow. Must of been a hell of a violation.

[Iron Tongue]

Traffic tickets take too long to process.

I'm guessing something far worse like a hit-and-run.

[quake]

One foreigner  bad man down.

Five hundred Thousand  Thais to go.  

[Captain Flack]

Toll post removed.

 

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[Briggsy]

10 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Thai immigration authorities have reminded all foreign nationals to ensure that they have no pending legal issues or unresolved charges before attempting to enter or depart the Kingdom.

Thanks for the reminder.

10 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Travellers who are concerned about their legal status in Thailand are advised to contact legal advisors or local

immigration support services.

Does this mean 'agents'?

[Reddavy]

47 minutes ago, quake said:

One foreigner  bad man down.

Five hundred Thousand  Thais to go.  

And the rest 🤷🏼

[Magictoad]

1984! A traffic offence!

[Magictoad]

2 hours ago, Drumbuie said:

No joke. Some years ago I heard tell of an acquaintance who was flying to Dublin from the UK but was not allowed to board her flight till she'd paid her outstanding parking tickets. 

It was the start of a new age!

[Captain Flack]

Troll post removed @Dart12

[Briggsy]

Phuket Airport. "You can check in but you can never leave."

[mushroomdave]

Help me out as the story doesn't say......so he missed his flight then?

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Lee4Life]

On 6/18/2025 at 11:15 PM, spidermike007 said:

I wonder what the offense was, arrested for not paying a traffic fine? That's got to be a new policy of some sort. Seems a bit draconian. 

The Thai authorities have been keeping tabs on Lao vehicles exiting at NongKhai for years now, making them pay outstanding traffic fines before allowing them to cross the bridge back to Lao. If they didn't do so then the drivers of Lao vehicles can go as fast as they want and break as many laws as they want and then just go back home. So I could see how and why that could happen to a foreigner exiting at Phuket. I have heard that one of the reasons the hospitals ask for foreigners passports is so that they can post a notice to Thai immigration if the foreigner does not pay. Maybe someone else can verify if that is true?

[Lee4Life]

On 6/19/2025 at 1:56 AM, Magictoad said:

1984! A traffic offence!

1984? I don't get it, did I miss where 1984 is mentioned in the article?

[chickenslegs]

14 minutes ago, Lee4Life said:

1984? I don't get it, did I miss where 1984 is mentioned in the article?