Lt-Gen Sompong said that the biometrics system had checked a total of 17 million people so far finding 1,123 on blacklists, 45,669 overstaying in Thailand and resulted in immigration coffers being swelled by 81 million baht in fines.
Thailand's immigration chief has hailed the new biometrics system that has been installed in the country saying that theinternational standard system is making Thailand look good.