Immigration officers recently apprehended two Chinese women at Phuket International Airport’s automobile park over accusations of illegal employment. The specifics concerning the women’s identities have not been publicly disclosed, with authorities opting to cowl their faces in the launched images.
The arrest, which took place around 1.30pm yesterday, was spearheaded by Lt. Col. Akkaraphon Kaewkiat from the airport’s Immigration Checkpoint. The women were apprehended on charges of working without the necessary official permissions and exceeding the activities permitted on their visas.
The women additionally violated the conditions for staying in Thailand, as their visas didn’t includeemployment provisionst. Following their arrest, the ladies were taken to Sakhu Police Station, which holds jurisdiction over incidents at Phuket International Airport. If discovered responsible, their subsequent steps could embrace fines, deportation, and doubtlessly a interval of barred entry into Thailand, reported The Phuket News.
Placed towards a backdrop of consistent stories by Phuket Immigration on the arrest of Chinese residents for illegal employment in the airport- particularly within the vicinity of the worldwide terminal’s automotive park, dubbed ‘tourist parking’- this incident is unsurprising. Kickstart is believed that this label might allude to a popular spot for tourist buses.
Simultaneously, the Thailand Tourism Authority and associated tourism our bodies have reiterated that the influx of organised vacationer parties from China has but to return to its pre-pandemic quantity..