Two Japanese Men Deported Over Smuggling Workers

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2 Japanese men deported over smuggling workers

BANGKOK -- Two Japanese men were arrested for allegedly forging passports and smuggling at least 300 Thais to Japan, the Immigration Police chief said Wednesday.

Suspects Shinsuke Tanaka, 66, and Koichiro Bekku, 61, were wanted by Japanese authorities for smuggling workers into the country, a crime that is punishable by a jail term and a fine of up to 300,000 (Bt108,282), Pol Lt-General Wuth Liptapanlop said.

Apart from the duo arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday, police are also hunting for the rest of the 10-member gang, comprised of both Thai and Japanese nationals. The gang reportedly charges Bt700,000 per head to smuggle Thai workers into Japan, and Bt800,000 per head to get Chinese workers in Canada into the US.

Police initially charged Tanaka, who owns two restaurants on Sukhumvit Road as a "cover business", with overstaying his visa - which could see him jailed for up to two years - and Bt20,000 in fines. It revoked Bekku's visa before deporting them to Japan.

-- The Nation 2010-05-26

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[Chunky1]

Small fine.

[Lizard2010]

restrict their intake of sushi

[TAWP]

So no jail-term or penalty here...hope they are convicted in Japan then or they are free to enter here again...

[Blackmirage]

Japanese men have a notorious reputation for being quiet but one of the most sexiest men in the world. I mean they have started their own elite geisha girl night spot next to patpong. The Japanese love to come to Thailand. This is a playground for them.... heaven on earth, really... what a break from that boring traditional stoic life. It is a shame that these two men exploited Thai women.... if you have ever experienced Japan's night life you will know that they love women from Southeast Asia... because they can treat them as subservient and docile... complete exploitation.... good that they deported these two Japanese.

[surangw]

they probably got off easy by not reveling their thai counterparts ( police, ngo, and so on_

[TheMac]

they probably got off easy by not reveling their thai counterparts ( police, ngo, and so on_

---------- Thailand to investigate 2 arrested Japanese before considering extradition

BANGKOK - Thai police said Wednesday they will consider extraditing two Japanese men wanted in Japan on charges of human smuggling only after probing whether they have committed crimes in Thailand.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Wuthi Liptapanlop, head of the Immigration Bureau, told a press conference that Shinsuke Tanaka, 66, and Koichiro Bekku, 61, were arrested after Japanese police gave their Thai counterparts arrest warrants issued by a court in Japan's Chiba Prefecture.

Actually the TRP did just answer the request the JP police ... they will definitely get a harsher punishment back in Japan and hope they won't be able to come back to Thailand but then they will find another country where they will do their trade (ID / PH for instance)

[Portlandstone]

Had these two men been white this thread would have had 13 pages of hot air comments like "death by slow torture" made by the many internet warriors, with no moderation.

[jkinbkk]

Arrested Tuesday, deported Wednesday just like that on such a serious charge!

Hmmm, seems to me their Thai partner/s were of some influence (probably a senior cop or politician) and could not afford for this matter to be scrutinized any further.