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Chonburi Immigration arrests illegal Myanmar songthaew drivers

Chonburi Immigration arrests illegal Myanmar songthaew drivers

MGR Online•Society•31m ago

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Chonburi Immigration police arrested four Myanmar nationals for illegally driving passenger vehicles to transport workers at a dormitory in Ban Bueng.

  • •Four Myanmar nationals were arrested for operating songthaews, a profession reserved for Thai citizens.
  • •The operation took place at Charoensin Thani Nong Chak dormitory in Ban Bueng District, Chonburi.
  • •Two additional Myanmar nationals were found to be overstaying their permits.
  • •Out of 85 passengers checked, 36 failed to report their residence as required by law.

Overview

  • •Chonburi Immigration police officers disguised themselves as migrant workers to monitor suspicious activities at Charoensin Thani Nong Chak dormitory.
  • •Police inspected four songthaews and found they were all driven by Myanmar nationals who charged passengers 1,200 baht per month.
  • •Police identified two Myanmar nationals whose permission to stay in the kingdom had expired (Overstay).
  • •Police found that 36 out of 85 passengers had not reported their residence according to the law.
  • •Police Major General Songprod Sirisukha stated that the operation followed directions from Police Lieutenant General Noppasin Pulswat.
  • •The operation targeted illegal employment in professions reserved for Thai nationals.
  • •Police General Samran Nualma and Police Lieutenant General Noppasin Pulswat instructed all units to strictly inspect establishments employing foreign workers.
  • •The Immigration Bureau continues to screen and enforce the law under the policy "Good people can pass, bad people find it difficult to pass."

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Key Quotes

Immigration Bureau
"Good people can pass, bad people find it difficult to pass."
คนดีผ่านได้ คนร้ายผ่านยาก

Key Entities

Organization

Chonburi Immigration(ตม.ชลบุรี)
The police unit that conducted the undercover operation and arrests in Chonburi.
Immigration Bureau(สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง)
The national agency responsible for immigration law enforcement and screening.

Person

Police Major General Songprod Sirisukha(พล.ต.ต.ทรงโปรด สิริสุขะ)
Commander of Immigration Division 3.
Police Lieutenant General Noppasin Pulswat(พล.ต.ท.นพศิลป์ พูลสวัสดิ์)
Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Kawinwat Arayasuriwong(พ.ต.ท.กวิณวัชร์ อารยะสุริวงศ์)
Deputy Superintendent of Chonburi Immigration.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Jarit Raosathian(พ.ต.ท.จาริต เร้าเสถียร)
Inspector of Chonburi Immigration.
Police General Samran Nualma(พล.ต.อ.สำราญ นวลมา)
Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police.

Place

Charoensin Thani Nong Chak Dormitory(หอพักเจริญสินธานีหนองชาก)
The location in Nong Bon Daeng Subdistrict, Ban Bueng District, where the arrests occurred.

Policy

Good people can pass, bad people find it difficult to pass(คนดีผ่านได้ คนร้ายผ่านยาก)
The screening and law enforcement policy of the Immigration Bureau.