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Dutch woman arrested at Phuket Airport for illegally entering Thailand

A 28 year old Dutch woman was arrested at Phuket International Airport on the weekend for entering and staying in Thailand without permission or a visa.

The unnamed woman was taken to Sakhu Police Station to face charges of entering and staying in Thailand illegally. It’s not clear how she managed to enter the kingdom.

Under Phuket Immigration’s new yellow and red card system for bad foreigners, first-time foreign offenders in Phuket will receive a yellow card and repeat offenders will receive a red card, leading to their deportation.

Red cards void the foreigner’s visa, but since the Dutch woman doesn’t have a visa, her offence is still a deportable one – even if it is her first.

Phuket Police also recently announced the arrest of a 30 year old Cambodian tour guide, Sothy Roth Sam Oeurn, for illegally operating a tour business, being a tour guide and working without…

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