Ninety Visas Revoked, 614 Foreigners Arrested in Phuket in Last Five Months

Phuket –

At least 98 visas have been revoked and 614 foreigners arrested in Phuket in the last five months.

The Region 8 Police Commander Lieutenant General Surapong Thanomjit told the press that from October of last year until March this year, at least 614 foreigners were arrested. Of those, 98 had their visas revoked.

They were allegedly breaking Thai laws which included drunk driving, working without permission, illegally entering the country, theft, overstaying, having fake documents, illegal drugs, resisting officers on duty, and more.

The strict crackdown started after a viral alleged kicking incident involving a Swiss expat in Pa Klok and has continued after two New Zealander men were involved in a viral alleged assault on a Thai police officer in Chalong.

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