Czech Man Arrested in Patong for Illegally Entering Thailand

Patong –

A Czech man was arrested in Patong after he was found illegally entering Thailand.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that at 9:00 P.M. on Thursday (March 7^th) they arrested a suspect identified only as Mr. Tomas, 21, a Czech national, in front of a restaurant on the Bangla Road in Patong.

He was taken to the Patong Police Station to face the charge of illegally entering the country. The Phuket Express noted that the Patong Police did not reveal more details about what led to the arrest of the man or how he illegally entered Thailand.

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