The Thaiger
Chinese man arrested for overstay, drug use in Chiang Mai
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Tourist police arrested a Chinese man at a hotel in Chiang Mai yesterday, November 3, after discovering he had overstayed his permission to remain in Thailand and testing positive for drug use .
Key facts
- Tourist police arrested a Chinese man at a hotel in Chiang Mai yesterday, November 3, after discovering he had overstayed his permission to remain in Thailand and testing positive for drug use .
- The man, identified as 40 year old Chung, was arrested at around 2.40pm at a hotel in Suthep subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Mai district, following a tip-off about a foreign guest suspected of using drugs.
- His passport showed that he had entered Thailand on September 17 with permission to stay until October 16
- Police said he had not applied for an extension and had overstayed by 17 days.
Summary
The man, identified as 40 year old Chung, was arrested at around 2.40pm at a hotel in Suthep subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Mai district, following a tip-off about a foreign guest suspected of using drugs.
Officers visited the hotel with a staff member and knocked on Chung’s room door to check his documents.