Police and immigration cars at 2 a.m.

[Fabio1980]

I'm asking this question because last night, around 2 a.m., on my way back to my room, I saw both a police car and an immigration BMW parked outside a building. I don't know what they were doing there, but the question is: can they carry out "normal" checks on people, at any time of the night?

[couchpotato]

1 minute ago, Fabio1980 said:

I'm asking this question because last night, around 2 a.m., on my way back to my room, I saw both a police car and an immigration BMW parked outside a building. I don't know what they were doing there, but the question is: can they carry out "normal" checks on people, at any time of the night?

They are the law, so of course they can.

[Will B Good]

5 minutes ago, Fabio1980 said:

I'm asking this question because last night, around 2 a.m., on my way back to my room, I saw both a police car and an immigration BMW parked outside a building. I don't know what they were doing there, but the question is: can they carry out "normal" checks on people, at any time of the night?

 

 

They can check immigration status 24/7 if they have a legal basis, but need a warrant to actually enter your home.

 

I think.

[SAFETY FIRST]

17 minutes ago, Fabio1980 said:

on my way back to my room, I saw both a police car and an immigration BMW parked outside a building.

What did you do wrong, did you hide from them? 

[Fabio1980]

10 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

What did you do wrong, did you hide from them? 

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, Fabio1980 said:

I'm asking this question because last night, around 2 a.m., on my way back to my room, I saw both a police car and an immigration BMW parked outside a building. I don't know what they were doing there, but the question is: can they carry out "normal" checks on people, at any time of the night?

they only search outside of alcohol selling hours.

[TroubleandGrumpy]

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

They can check immigration status 24/7 if they have a legal basis, but need a warrant to actually enter your home.

I think.

No. They can enter (by force if need be) if they have reason to suspect a person who is engaged in a criminal activity is inside, or if they believe a wanted person is inside. They need an arrest warrant to force entry if they dont have either of those two 'just causes' - suspicion based on neighbours is generally not enough. Living illegally in Thailand (expired Visa etc) is a crime - if there is a foreigner at an address that is not listed with the local Immigration Police, they can enter by force if need be.  

[Will B Good]

Just now, TroubleandGrumpy said:

No. They can enter (by force if need be) if they have reason to suspect a person who is engaged in a criminal activity is inside, or if they believe a wanted person is inside. They need an arrest warrant to force entry if they dont have either of those two 'just causes' - suspicion based on neighbours is generally not enough. Living illegally in Thailand (expired Visa etc) is a crime - if there is a foreigner at an address that is not listed with the local Immigration Police, they can enter by force if need be.  

I assumed he was concerned about immigration.....yes the 'normal' police can do what they hell they want