Immigration raids net 17 foreigners on Thai tourist islands

[Bangkok Post] - 01/30/2025

SURAT THANI: Seventeen foreign nationals and a Thai have been arrested for working illegally and other immigration offences during raids this week on three popular tourist islands in this southern province.



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