PATHUM THANI - Four medical clinics adjacent to the Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate were ordered closed on Monday for setting up business without the necessary permits.
Officials did not find any doctors working at either of the four clinics - NC, Navapak, J L W Medical and PA - although all had certificates confirming their presence, Khlong Luang deputy district chief Sermwit Sombat said. Staff members were serving patients, he added.
The clinics were ordered closed and all staff were taken to Khlong Luang police station on charges of illegally opening clinics and performing medical services without the necessary permits.
They each face a maximum penalty of a 100,000 baht fine and/or a five-year prison term.
The clinics opened near job-recruitment offices providing the required physical examinations for job seekers at the industrial estate.
Workers were charged 350-450 baht for confirmation letters they were fit for work.