Illegal British Tour Guide Arrested in Karon

Karon –

An Illegal British tour guide was arrested at the Phuket Big Buddha in Karon.

The Phuket Tourist Police told the Phuket Express that on Thursday (March 7^th) at 4:00 P.M. they arrested a suspect identified only as MR. Ryan, 34, British national. He was arrested at the parking area of the Phuket Big Buddha (Phra Phuttha Ming Mongkhon Ek Nakkhiri) on the Nakkerd Hill.

He was taken to the Karon Police Station to face the charge of being an illegal tour guide as well as being a foreigner doing a protected job (tour guide). The Phuket Express notes that tour guides are a protected occupation in Thailand and that work permits and visas are unavailable to foreigners for this job.

Phuket Police are recently cracking down on illegally working foreigners after a viral incident involving a Swiss expat. See other related stories in the links below:

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