Desk Report:

Thailand Immigration Police has arrested 19 Bangladeshis after receiving a tip-off from the public that a person resembling a foreigner was seen at Taba Market in Che He sub-district of Tak Bai district.

When the officers approached the man, he said that his passport was in a commercial bank and that there were 18 other Bangladeshis in the building.

Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, Pol. Maj. Gen. Pantana Nuch-cha-nart, said that the inspection of the passports of all 19 people found that they were all Bangladeshi passports. The passports had entry stamps from the Immigration Bureau on January, 8, 2024, for 15 of the passports, and January 9, 2024, for 2 of the passports.

However, all 19 passports had visa stickers that were irregular. When the officers checked the Immigration Bureau’s information technology system, no travel records were found for any of the passports. Source: Khaosod