Detainees associated with ‘dark side of tourist’
The Migration Bureau assembled 14 foreign nationals the other day on different charges in a sweeping crackdown on believed foreign lawbreakers turning Chon Buri’s Pattaya into a criminal center.
The arrests of the suspects– 6 from Russia, 4 from Uzbekistan, and one each from Ukraine, Belarus, Morocco and Iran– were made as authorities were checking out grievances by locals and travelers that they were being obtained and threatened by immigrants.
Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn Prousoontorn, the bureau commissioner, stated the suspects were not just working unlawfully, they were likewise supposedly associated with the “dark” side of the tourist market varying from the procurement of woman of the streets to drug-dealing.
He stated a lot of them had actually overstayed their visas and those who did not would have their visas withdrawed by the migration authorities following the arrests.
Of these suspects, some are desired by Interpol and police officers in their own nations on monetary criminal offenses and narcotic-related charges, he stated. Amongst them are Russian nationals Aleksandr Danilov, Mikhail Kriventsov, Anton Filippov, and Sergei Mareev.
According to Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn, Mr Danilov is associated with a drug ring in Pattaya and has males working for him. Mr Danilov’s visa ended in Might 2012.
The suspect likewise supposedly confessed he had actually been apprehended on drug charges in his house nation prior to he left here. He supposedly took a trip in between Pattaya and the resort island of Phuket.
Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn stated the arrest of Mr Kriventsov, likewise desired by Interpol on charges of narcotics circulation, followed a tip-off from the Russian embassy.
He stated the suspect was apprehended in Loei after he discovered the crackdown. The suspect last went into Thailand on Sept 18, 2015 through a checkpoint in Nong Khai and his visa ended in June in 2015.
The commissioner stated Mr Filippov is desired by Russia for “stopping working to abide by a court order” and the Russian authorities have actually just recently withdrawed his passport.
Mr Filippov went into the nation through Suvarnabhumi airport on Feb 1 this year and was approved a visa till April 30 this year.
Nevertheless, migration authorities chose to withdraw his visa following the arrest.
Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn stated Mr Mareev, who is desired by both Russian authorities and Interpol, was apprehended in a sting operation after cops discovered he utilized a chat application to draw ladies to make love with him.
The guy was apprehended for questioning when he showed up at a conference place. Authorities likewise discovered big quantities of medication in his ownership.
According to the commissioner, the suspect gotten in Thailand through a checkpoint in Nong Khai in late December in 2015 with a 60-day traveler visa.
The guy likewise supposedly informed cops that he is HIV-positive.
