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Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown
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- Officers have seized over 17.8 million methamphetamine tablets, 2.3 tonnes of crystal meth and assets exceeding ฿550 million
- Thailand launches a nationwide hunt for over 10,000 visa overstayers as police arrest fraud suspects and fugitives
- Meanwhile, over 81,000 foreigners have been refused entry since October 2025
- Police widen nationwide hunt for 10,000 visa overstayers as drug and international crime raids intensify
- Rayong corruption inquiry and Chinese fraud arrests add to immigration drive as entry refusals top 81,000
- Earlier immigration campaign records 14,161 arrests as Thai…
Summary
### Thailand launches a nationwide hunt for over 10,000 visa overstayers as police arrest fraud suspects and fugitives. An Israeli is nabbed after 2,095 days illegally in Thailand. Meanwhile, drug raids seized 17.8 million meth tablets and tonnes of ice.
Thailand’s police have launched a nationwide dragnet for more than 10,000 visa overstayers as immigration chief Lieutenant General Nopasin Poolsawat orders officers to hunt down foreigners illegally resident for years. Raids have already netted South Korean fraud suspects, Chinese gang organisers and an Israeli who overstayed 2,095 days. Meanwhile, over 81,000 foreigners have been refused entry since October 2025.
Thailand’s police have launched a major nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, international criminal gangs and immigration offenders. More than 10,000 foreigners with expired visas are now being targeted.