PHOTO: Thai Rath
Thai Rath is reporting that a main immigration spokesman has warned Burmese to double verify their visas to make sure that they haven’t been duped with faux visa stamps. The warning comes as extra people are being discovered with the faux stamps in Thailand every day.
Pol Maj Gen Itthiphon Itthisanronchai, deputy immigration chief and appearing as spokesman, advised Thai Rath that ninety seven cases had been recognized for the rationale that begin of June as a lot as July 22.
Most have been people caught up within the faux visa sting have been crossing the border into the Tak province in Thailand’s north west. Ninety p.c of the fakes had been vacationer visas.
Investigations are ongoing into presumably corrupt officials or folks related to the Thai embassy in the Myanmar capital of Yangon. Earlier reports suggest that the 97 instances might simply be the tip of the iceberg.
Last week The Thaiger reported that 1000’s of Burmese might be living in Thailand not knowing that had fake stamps in their passports.
Another case was discovered on Saturday of an individual with a faux stamp who had paid 6,000 baht for a “fast track” service. Steal says that people should check their visa stamps as they may resist 200,000 baht in fines and 10 years in jail..