Phuket, Commander of Provincial Police Region 8 together with the Royal Thai Police Spokesperson. and Phuket Provincial Police Commander Meeting to follow up on measures to prevent crimes committed by foreigners. Surrounded and searched car rental companies in Thalang District by foreigners. which has Thai people joining as shareholders as nominees At present, there has been a significant increase in the number of crimes committed by foreigners. Moreover, the said offense is also of an outrageous nature. Disrespecting Thai law which has appeared in the news and various online media This has damaged the image of tourism in Thailand. and is of concern to the people. In this regard, the government, led by Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, is concerned about this case. Instructing the Royal Thai Police to go down and take care of it. and find measures to take action, which Police General Torsak Sukwimon, Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police ordered Pol. Lt. Gen. Suraphong Thanomchit, Commander of Provincial Police Region 8, and Pol. Lt. Gen. Achayan Kraithong, Commander of the Office of the Royal Thai Police Commissioner/Spokesman of the Royal Thai Police. Came to a meeting to monitor the situation, supervise and order measures to take care of and prevent the offenses of foreigners. at Phuket Provincial Police Headquarters, with Pol. Maj. Gen. Sinlert Sukhum, Phuket Provincial Police Commander along with the police officers under and joint operations units under the Royal Thai Police in Phuket Province Participate in meetings to clarify information and waiting to receive orders for implementation At the meeting, Pol. Maj. Gen. Sinlert Sukhum, Phuket Provincial Police Commander, reported that in Phuket Province there were 32,207 foreigners requesting to stay in the Kingdom. The top 3 reasons for staying were: conducting business, 100 27.94 per cent, 25.04 per cent studied in private educational institutions and 15.19 per cent lived in later life. After that, there was a report on the results of the practice in a rresting foreigners who had committed illegal acts from 1 Oct. 2023 to the present. (Fiscal year 2024) found that the Phuket Provincial Police Division and joint operations units under the Royal Thai Police in Phuket Province There have been continuous arrests of foreigners who have committed illegal acts. There were a total of 614 arrests, including charges of working without permission, escaping the country, staying in the Kingdom with permission expired, drunk driving, Narcotics Act, robbery, and prostitution. , fighting and obstructing officials, other property crimes and sexual offenses and in every case where the accused is a foreigner who commits an offense The investigating officer will send the matter to the Immigration Bureau for investigation. If the criteria are met, the visa will be revoked. The Phuket Provincial Police Division has submitted the matter to the Immigration Bureau. and the Immigration Bureau has considered and found that it meets the criteria and 98 visas have been revoked. In the meeting, various measures were determined. to put into practice To take care of and prevent the offenses of foreigners In particular, measures to crack down on groups of foreigners who have hidden themselves in order to deliberately commit illegal acts in Thailand. which has determined to mobilize and wipe out various forms of wrongdoing To promote the image of tourism to feel safer. In this regard, there was an operation of the Provincial Police Region 8 Headquarters, which requested approval for a court warrant to surround and search car rental companies in Thalang District. Phuket Province The said company is believed to be an operating company. by foreigners which has Thai people joining as nominees to avoid the law and is an offense according to Foreign Business Act 1999, which seized more than 100 cars and motorcycles and many documents. To further investigate and expand the results, we would like to confirm that the Provincial Police Region 8 Headquarters is ready to maintain security. Both Thais and foreigners who will come to travel. and concrete measures have been established to prevent the offenses committed by foreigners. As well as strictly enforcing the law against those who hide in to deliberately commit illegal acts. To build confidence among citizens and foreign tourists. who will travel to continue tourism. Source: Thai News Agency