Boonlua Chatree
National police officials have ordered Chonburi
Immigration Police to focus on outstanding warrants and foreign drug dealers
in Pattaya.
Col. Chusak Phanas-amporn, police superintendent at the
Jomtien Beach-based Chonburi Immigration Department, said Royal Thai Police
officials want enforcement stepped up in Pattaya due to its large foreign
tourist and retiree community. Among the concerns are foreigners who
overstay visas or operate illegal businesses.
Officers have been urged to execute outstanding foreign
warrants, capturing fugitives and shipping them home for prosecution. Orders
were also issued to step up patrols of entertainment areas to root out
foreign drug dealers.
Police officials also reminded their immigration
counterparts to rid Pattaya of illegal Cambodian and Burmese workers.
