SAMUT PRAKAN — Immigration Bureau 3 announced on Thursday the results of a joint operation involving 250 of their officers and 190 additional officers, totaling over 440 personnel to inspect illegal workers in Samut Prakan Province.
They conducted raids on 30 target locations housing illegal immigrants in Samut Prakan Province on November 6 and found 287 individuals violating the Immigration Act, including 161 Myanmar nationals, 75 Cambodian nationals, 2 Laotian nationals, and 49 Thai nationals.
Among the 287 offenders, the violations were categorized as follows:
- 193 cases of illegal entry into the Kingdom
- 17 cases of overstaying their permitted duration
- 7 cases of working without permission or violating work conditions
- 67 cases of failing to report residence to authorities as required by law
- 5 cases of other violations
Officials imposed fines on both employers and foreign workers, totaling approximately 250,000 baht. The foreign nationals were detained and transferred to investigating officers for legal proceedings.
Immigration Bureau 3 oversees 25 provinces, including Kanchanaburi, Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Chainat, Trat, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachinburi, Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Phetchaburi, Rayong, Ratchaburi, Lopburi, Sa Kaeo, Saraburi, Singburi, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, and the Bangkok Port Immigration Checkpoint.
This operation was initiated following Police General Kitt-rat Panpetch (National Police Chief)’s policy directive to intensify the suppression of foreign national offenses. Police Major General Nattakorn Praphayon, Commander of Immigration Division 3, ordered units under his command to raid target areas, particularly construction worker accommodation sites.
Beyond Samut Prakan province, similar inspections are expected to be gradually conducted in other provinces.
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