The five men were arrested at about 11:30am yesterday (Jan 17) while passing through immigration at the airport, Phuket Immigration officers at the airport reported late last night.
Photos released by the airport immigration officers showed the men were about 20 to 35 years old.
The photos also showed the fake visas the men used to attempt to enter the country. The visa numbers were different, and the visas were all allegedly issued by the Thai Embassy in Dhaka at the end of November. One of the visas was stamped “Cancelled”. The other four had no marks.
The five men were handed over to the Sakhu Police to face formal charges of attempting to illegally enter the country and using forged official documents.