webfact Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Thai immigration NOT showing the love on Valentine's Day: 522 arrested Picture: Daily News There was no let up in the Thai immigration drive to rid the country of people on overstay and those who have entered the kingdom illegally. Daily News reported that there was a Valentine's Day roundup at 220 places resulting in the arrest of 522 foreigners. These were mostly migrant workers on overstay or who had entered illegally. Various work places, hotels and flats were raided in the sweep. Immigration chief Lt-Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn was notable by his absence on this occasion with deputy Maj-Gen Itthiphon presiding over affairs at the Chana Songkhram police station near Khao San road last night. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-02-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 Immigration crackdown nets 522 law-breaking foreigners By The Nation More than 500 foreigners have been rounded up in simultaneous raids around the country, most of them for entering Thailand illegally. Immigration Police Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj-General Itthipol Itthisarnronnachai said on Friday morning that a total of 522 people had been arrested at 220 different locations. Of these, 287 were charged with having entered Thailand illegally (102 from Laos, 143 from Myanmar, 38 from Cambodia, three from India and one from Bangladesh) and 15 stand accused of overstaying their visas (five from Myanmar, four from Cambodia, three from Laos, one from Vietnam, one from India, and one from Denmark). A further 220 people are facing a variety of other charges, which Itthipol didn't give details about (87 from Thailand, 31 from Cambodia, 79 from Myanmar, five from Laos, seven from China, three from Vietnam, three from Turkey, one from Israel, one from India, one from the Philippines, one from Iraq and one person with an unidentified nationality). Itthipol said a high number of the arrests involved foreigners working without permission in Thailand. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30364185 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 looks like there is a never ending supply. I'm sure they were all gone last time. BJ was around. Or is it some new type of, Catch and release scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Where are all the terrible westerners they are so eager to crack down upon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Where is that poster they released not long ago stating there was only around 300 overstayers left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Just now, tlandtday said: Where are all the terrible westerners they are so eager to crack down upon? Well it does look the same as if you were in the line for Uk citizens arrivals at London Heathrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, tlandtday said: Where are all the terrible westerners they are so eager to crack down upon? He did a runner with all his old, bad con artist, retirement visa mates, but they left 1200 of these at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 27 minutes ago, webfact said: Immigration chief Lt-Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn was notable by his absence on this occasion Wow! Maybe even BJ is getting bored of himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymonddiaz Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 soon there will be no foreigner left on LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 27 minutes ago, Raymonddiaz said: soon there will be no foreigner left on LOS. Yes, if you are an illegal alien - you seem to be a dying breed (very slowly dying -- very very slowly) ... though 500 is still a minuscule percentage of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickymouse1 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Why BJ was not there? I don't think anyone will dare to question him to about his statement that no more overstayers in Thailand. BTW, can I ask him what made him say that and on what ground and where are all these new guys were before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 The USA should steal Joke away and pay him by the illegals he deports. A much better compensation package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, mickymouse1 said: Why BJ was not there? I don't think anyone will dare to question him to about his statement that no more overstayers in Thailand. BTW, can I ask him what made him say that and on what ground and where are all these new guys were before? And why do you really care about what Big Joke says, it is all for the Thai populace really nothing to do with farangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinthebox Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 most of these will work for 300 Baht a day. Thais won't. At least not in Bangkok. Too lazy. So if thai police rounds up all these foreigners and sends them back home to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia - who will do all the factory-/serving-/ construction-/ cleaning-work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: These were mostly migrant workers on overstay or who had entered illegally. Various work places, hotels and flats were raided in the sweep. So how had they entered illegally? I also hope work places, hotels etc etc will find Thai owners prosecuted for hiring illegal workers or is this just foreigners out all Thais are untouched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccastime Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Great work get rid of all these over stayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophers200 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Interesting how some demand that "illegals" be rounded up and removed from their own countries of origin but object to Thailand deporting such people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 48 minutes ago, inThailand said: The USA should steal Joke away and pay him by the illegals he deports. A much better compensation package. Much cheaper than to build that wall. Would scare the Mexicans to death if they knew BJ was coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 As usual, it is mostly poor people from countries next to Thailand who are struggling to find work and money. NOT one single black African drug dealer or scam artist ! No Uzbek whores or pimps. What does that tell you ?? If you pay, you stay !! Not really very impressive is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 And there was me thinking that the 500 illegals were rounded up a few months ago it seems that at least once a month at least another 500 are rounded up .BJ stated that he had got did of all these unwelcome guests and only genuine visa holder were left I am confused ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said: soon there will be no foreigner left on LOS. 1 hour ago, jackinthebox said: most of these will work for 300 Baht a day. Thais won't. At least not in Bangkok. Too lazy. So if thai police rounds up all these foreigners and sends them back home to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia - who will do all the factory-/serving-/ construction-/ cleaning-work? So illegal migrants should be allowed to stay without hindrance? Only in Thailand, or all over the world? It is a well known fact that illegals are cheaper than the real ones - and it happens in paradise too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, tlandtday said: Where are all the terrible westerners they are so eager to crack down upon? Maybe they are too smart for BJ ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 hours ago, stanleycoin said: looks like there is a never ending supply. I'm sure they were all gone last time. BJ was around. Or is it some new type of, Catch and release scam. This is the product of their own visa rules - they just haven't quite realized it yet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 hours ago, tlandtday said: Where are all the terrible westerners they are so eager to crack down upon? Sitting around, moaning on TV, drinking cheap but overpriced Thai beers, eating cheap but overpriced Thai food, getting handjobs from the local hair salon and occasionally bringing in fresh currency. Bad, bad Farang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 So many foreign workers to do the work that drugged up Thai men refuse to do. Our experience has been if you pay a Thai worker for x days work, you may get one or two days and he/she are gone, usually drugged up until they are again broke where they show up at another job site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophers200 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, oldrunner said: So many foreign workers to do the work that drugged up Thai men refuse to do. Our experience has been if you pay a Thai worker for x days work, you may get one or two days and he/she are gone, usually drugged up until they are again broke where they show up at another job site. Stereotyping is unhelpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 hours ago, tlandtday said: Where are all the terrible westerners they are so eager to crack down upon? Where or who said that they specified westerners as a primary target? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickbat Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 hours ago, tlandtday said: Where are all the terrible westerners they are so eager to crack down upon? Not “ terrible”. Poor. Deported already, me thinks. Or on the gang plank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddox41 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 He had the night off BJ with his lovely lady I'm sure. Maybe he needs to do what the Roster did. Just get life size cardboard cutouts of himself and place at any of the immigration busts in the future he doesn't have to be there just looks like he is to get that all important photo opportunity No farang caught hmmmm maybe we not so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2005ni Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 hours ago, stanleycoin said: looks like there is a never ending supply. I'm sure they were all gone last time. BJ was around. Or is it some new type of, Catch and release scam. Maybe you don’t understand that overstay is a ongoing problem, and always will be . Everyday aliens go into overstay so it’s not a scam . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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