Foreign national arrested for overstaying visa launching Crime Free Phuket year two

Picture courtesy of Phuket news.

A foreign national was taken into custody at the weekend at Phuket International Airport for overstaying his visa by 80 days. This event marks the launch of the second year of the Crime Free Phuket initiative run by the local Immigration Bureau. The past year has seen the arrest of 188 individuals, with overstaying visas accounting for 66 of these cases.

The Phuket Immigration Bureau shared news of the arrest on its Facebook page dedicated to updates from the airport division. No additional details about the arrest were shared, and the identity and nationality of the man apprehended remain undisclosed. He was handed over to Sakhu Police for processing at approximately 12.30pm.

The Crime Free Phuket initiative, spearheaded by Colonel Thanet Sukchai, concluded its first year with the Saturday, November 4 arrest. This…