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On November 12, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Songprot Sirisukha, commander of Immigration Division 3, ordered Pol. Lt. Col. Jiraphong Ruchidamrongchai, chief of Nakhon Pathom Immigration, along with deputies Pol. Maj. Jirochotwaj Klaiklueng and Pol. Maj. Maitrichai Phromjan, to inspect a warehouse in Naraphirom subdistrict, Bang Len district. Acting on intelligence that the facility was being used to grow cannabis, officers found 16 Vietnamese nationals inside. Six were charged with overstaying their permitted stay by 1,460 days, and ten were charged with working without authorization. Pol. Lt. Col. Songprot said all immigration units have been instructed to strictly inspect businesses employing foreign workers, especially those suspected of hiring illegal labor or using their operations as a front for other crimes, to prevent exploitation and ensure fairness for law-abiding employers. The suspects were handed over to Bang Len police station for legal proceedings.

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