The operation was led by Pol Maj-General Surachat Hakpal, deputy commissioner of the Tourist Police Bureau. The searches were jointly launched by over 200 policemen from the Immigration Bureau, the Patrol and Special Operation (191) Division and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau. Two of those arrested were charged with unlawful entry to the kingdom, 11 with overstaying their visas and 27 with suspicion of being involved in drugs trafficking, Surachet said. One of the suspects was charged with deceiving Thai women in a romance scam and another with smuggling a banned good. Surachet said one of the arrested had been previously jailed and released for being in possession of cocaine.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 16, 2017 02:15 UTC