PHUKET – After a Phuket resident posted information on the “Phuket Residents Seek Help” Facebook page about a Swedish man breaking into a rental house where the homeowner no longer allowed him to rent, the man became unhappy and threatened to return and kill the owner. The immigration police then investigated and found the location mentioned in the page.
Immigration officers, along with tourist police, went to monitor the area on May 22 until Mr. Francesco, a 33-year-old Swedish national, drove into Soi King Pattana 1, Moo 4, Saiyuan Road, Rawai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket. The officers then revealed themselves and invited him for questioning.
Mr. Francesco initially refused to get out of the car, with a little dog sitting inside. But the officers persuaded him until he agreed to come out. He was unable to present his passport, so the officers invited him to the Phuket Immigration Office to check the Immigration Bureau’s information system.
The investigation revealed that Mr. Francesco entered the Kingdom of Thailand on February 12, 2020, and was granted a NON-90 visa for business purposes, allowing him to stay in the kingdom until September 23, 2021. However, he refused to leave after that.
The officers informed him that he entered and stayed in the kingdom after his permission had expired, overstaying for 972 days. An arrest record was made and sent to the inquiry officer at Chalong Police Station for further legal proceedings.
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