Songkhla Border Police Arrest Two Suspects on Warrants
Songkhla immigration police arrested two suspects at Sadao and Padang Besar checkpoints on
Pol. Lt. Col. Charoenphong Kanthilo, spokesman for Immigration Bureau Region 6, disclosed that under the command of Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poonsawat, Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Thana Thaiwacharamat and Pol. Maj. Gen. Natthakorn Praphain, Assistant Commissioners, Pol. Maj. Gen. Chuthares Yingyongdamrongsakul, Commander of Immigration Bureau Region 6, Pol. Lt. Col. Suphachok Yongstar, Deputy Commander, and Pol. Lt. Col. Sathon Eiamlao, Superintendent of Songkhla Immigration Division, have ordered officers to intensify duties and enforce laws strictly.
On November 7, 2026, Songkhla Immigration Division officers arrested two suspects on warrants in two major cases:
First case at Sadao Checkpoint: Officers led by Pol. Lt. Col. Wirat Phusupanusorn, Deputy Superintendent of Songkhla Immigration Division, along with Sadao Checkpoint officers, arrested one suspect at the Sadao Checkpoint in Samnak Kham Subdistrict, Sadao District, Songkhla Province. The suspect is charged with jointly organizing unauthorized online gambling, jointly advertising or inviting others to gamble directly and indirectly, jointly inputting data into computer systems to advertise gambling in violation of law, and jointly laundering money. After arrest, the suspect was handed to Sadao Police Station investigators, Songkhla Province, before being transferred to Mueang Ratchaburi Police Station, Ratchaburi Province for legal proceedings.
Second case at Padang Besar Checkpoint: Officers led by Pol. Lt. Col. Wisanut Wannapukka, Deputy Superintendent of Songkhla Immigration Division, along with Padang Besar Checkpoint officers, arrested one suspect on a Ranong Provincial Court warrant at the Padang Besar Checkpoint in Sadao District, Songkhla Province. The charges include violations of the Narcotics Act and the Land Traffic Act. This was an arrest to enforce a lower court judgment. After arrest, the suspect was handed to Padang Besar Police Station investigators, Songkhla Province, before being transferred to Ranong Provincial Court per legal procedures.
Pol. Lt. Col. Charoenphong added that this operation resulted from integrated cooperation with relevant agencies and the use of Immigration Bureau information technology to support data verification and tracking of wanted individuals, enhancing crime prevention and suppression efficiency, and preventing offenders from using border channels as escape routes.
Songkhla Immigration Division vows to continue strict control of all border channels, suppress online crime, drugs, and wanted offenders continuously for public security and safety under the policy "Good people convenient, bad people difficult." If the public finds clues or has information about offenses, they can report to the Immigration Bureau at hotline 1178.
