500+ Foreigners Arrested in New Nationwide Raids
Khao San Road, a haven for foreign backpackers in Bangkok. Photo: yeowatzup.
BANGKOK — More than 500 foreigners were arrested in another nationwide raid, police said Friday.
A crackdown on illegal immigrants seemed to gain intensity as the latest arrests almost doubled last week’s record numbers. A total of 528 foreigners were rounded up yesterday from 307 locations countrywide including Bangkok’s Nana and Sampeng areas, according to deputy immigration chief Maj. Gen. Itthipol Itthisarnronchai.
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By Jintamas Saksornchai
Khaosod English
