A Myanmar man arrested for overstaying his visa by 848 days told officials the fake extension stamps in his passport were put there by a Thai “fixer”.
The man. named only as Khun, was among 22 foreigners arrested for immigration offences during a crackdown in the Bangkok area from Nov 9 and 15 on illegal migrants, part of efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease.
Pol Col Pakkhapong Sai-ubon, deputy spokesman for the Immigration Bureau, said on Tuesday that Mr Khun’s passport had fake visa stamps and fake signatures of an immigration official.
The Myanmar man told officials he had given his passport to a Thai man who was supposed to arrange his extensions.
Mr…