Thai Immigration: 92 Travelers Denied Entry at Suvarnabhumi in One Day, Including 45 Chinese; Bureau Orders Probe Into 18,000-Yuan 'Guaranteed Entry' Broker Claim
Thai Immigration Bureau spokesman Choengron Rimphadee confirmed on November 14 that immigration officers at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport denied entry to 92 foreign passengers on November 12, including 45 Chinese nationals, all of whom were repatriated on return flights. The bureau said the travelers had failed to verify their travel plans or carried risk indicators tied to transnational scam networks, as the airport steps up screening to block suspected scam operatives posing as tourists.
The case drew attention after a denied Chinese passenger posted videos online complaining about conditions in the waiting area and alleging that a broker had offered guaranteed clearance for 18,000 yuan, roughly 90,000 baht. Immigration Commissioner Nopphasil Phulsawat ordered Kathathorn Khamthieng, commander of Immigration Division 2, to investigate both allegations immediately.
The bureau said the space described as a detention cell is a short-term transit waiting area managed by airlines for passengers refused entry and awaiting return flights, where travelers keep access to their phones and basic amenities. It described the broker claim as unsubstantiated so far, noted that paid 'entry arrangement' advertisements had appeared on Chinese social-media platforms since screening was tightened, warned travelers against scammers claiming influence over border officers, and urged anyone with concrete evidence to submit it to investigators, saying legal action would follow.
From January 1 this year, 4,879,002 Chinese nationals had entered Thailand and 12,880 were refused entry, about 0.26 percent, the bureau said, rejecting suggestions that Chinese nationals were singled out.
(Source: Thai Immigration Bureau)
Source: Thai Immigration Bureau
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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