Chiang Mai Immigration Police, together with an investigative team and the Crime Suppression Division, inspected several businesses in the Chang Klan area. During the operation, they found an Australian national charged with “being an alien permitted to temporarily reside in the Kingdom and engaging in work or employment without a work permit,” and a Myanmar national charged with “being an alien engaged in work beyond what is authorized.”
The Australian suspect confessed that he had been granted permission to stay in Thailand on a retirement visa, which did not allow him to obtain a work permit. He admitted to working illegally at a hotel. The Myanmar suspect stated that he had a valid work permit issued for a laborer position, but was working as a receptionist. Officials explained that this role is among the occupations prohibited for foreigners.
Both suspects were taken into custody and handed over to investigators at Chiang Mai City Police Station for further legal proceedings.