A Thai woman who was intoxicated after arriving at Changi Airport from Bangkok was fined $3,000 for obstructing an immigration officer and using criminal force on a public servant. She repeatedly ignored instructions, snatched her passport, and tried to flee the immigration checkpoint.
A Thai woman, Reuangthieng Miss Varinda, 45, was fined $3,000 in court on January 8 after pleading guilty to obstructing an immigration officer in the execution of his duty. Another charge for using criminal force on a public servant was taken into consideration during sentencing. Deputy Public Prosecutor Janessa Phua said Varinda arrived at Terminal 1 at 7.40pm on August 28, 2024, from Bangkok, having consumed alcohol on her flight.
While using an automated lane for immigration clearance, she ignored the instructions of an ICA officer who told her to look into a camera, and tried to exit the lane before she was cleared. The officer asked Varinda for her travel itinerary and whom she was travelling with, and observed that her speech was slurred and incoherent. Varinda was then taken to the duty office for secondary checks and was told to wait at a lounge beside a counter where her passport was placed. Another ICA officer, on duty to perform secondary screenings on incoming travellers, noticed her behaviour and went to help Varinda clear immigration at the manual counter at the office. He retrieved her passport and instructed her to use the biometric and fingerprint scanner at the counter. Instead of complying, Varinda snatched her passport from the officer and walked towards the automated lanes. After she placed her passport on a scanner, a third ICA officer took it and tried to escort her back to the duty office. Varinda was then escorted to a holding room and the police were alerted. She was arrested later that day
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