The 41-year-old man was taken into custody at about 5:20pm on Nov 15 in the international departures hall by officers from the Phuket Airport Immigration investigation team working alongside departure-processing staff, Phuket Airport Immigration noted in a brief report posted yesterday (Nov 18).
Immigration officers confirmed the man was found to be using a forged stamp or visa label and had remained in the country well beyond the permitted period.
Photos posted with the announcement showed immigration stamps in his passport indicating that the man had allegedly travelled to and from Laos.
The man, not named in the Airport Immigration report, was subsequently transferred to Sakhu Police Station for further legal action The man, not named in the Airport Immigration report, was subsequently transferred to Sakhu Police Station for further legal action for the offense of "using a forged seal, stamp, or visa stamp, and any alien staying in the Kingdom without permission or whose permission has expired or been revoked (578 days).”