In a dramatic twist of events yesterday, June 18, 2025, Pattaya police took down two major illegal foreign worker operations, exposing a vast underworld of unsanctioned labor and vice. Under the stern directive from Police General Kittirat Phanphet, the National Police Chief, authorities have intensified scrutiny on shady foreign labor practices, leading to a series of spectacular busts. Yesterday’s significant sting operation saw the Tourist Police of Thailand descend upon two separate locations, revealing the first shocking layer of Chinese nationals masquerading as tourists while clandestinely toiling in the construction industry. In the Mab Yang Phon area of Rayong, a tip-off led officers to a site along Route 2026, where 11 Chinese workers were caught wielding hammers instead of passports, taking home a monthly remuneration of approximately 25,000 baht. Their tourist visas, a thin guise for their laborious exploits, couldn’t shield them from the long arm of the Immigration Act…
