The men, both aged 23, were arrested in the international arrivals hall of the airport at about 1:30pm yesterday (Sept 29), reported the branch of Phuket Immigration stationed at the airport.
The arrests of the Syrian men followed the arrest of a a 38-year-old Chinese woman on arriving in Phuket on Sept 22. The woman was arrested in the international arrivals hall at about 1:30am.
The woman was charged under Section 137 of the Thai legal code for providing false information to officials, as well as Section 269/11 for improperly using another person’s passport, which could result in harm to others or the public.
The Chinese woman was taken to Sakhu Police Station for further legal proceedings.
Immigration officers at the airport also arrested a 25-year-old Thai man at about 1pm last Thursday (Sept 26) for attempting to leave the country while a warrant for his arrest had been issued by the Thung Song Provincial Court in Nakhon Sri Thammarat for him failing to appear in court on drug charges.
Following the arrest, the man was transferred to Thung Song Provincial Court for further legal action, immigration officers reported.
At about 9:40pm last Friday (Sept 27), immigration officers at the airport, joined by officers from the Crime Suppression Division, arrested a 30-year-old Thai woman wanted on active arrest warrant for a defamation charge, described as ”joint defamation by advertising”.
The woman was arrested in the international departure hall of the airport.
Following her arrest, the woman was transferred to Phuket Provincial Court for further legal proceedings.
Additional reporting by Eakkapop Thongtub