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101 illegal migrants en route to Malaysia arrested in Hat Yai

A total of 101 Myanmar nationals hoping to get work in Malaysia are found in a 10-wheeler in Hat Yai district, Songkhla early Friday. The migrants and two Thai men were arrested. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)

SONGKHLA: A total of 101 illegal migrants from Myanmar en route to Malaysia were arrested after they were found in a truck parked in Hat Yai district early Friday. Two Thai men were also arrested.

Acting on a tip-off from a resident, a combined team of police, immigration and local officers rushed to inspect the 10-wheel truck parked near a vacant field behind an outpost of a special police operation unit in tambon Thung Tam Sao around 2am.

The officers found 82 men and 19 women hiding in the bed of the truck underneath a…

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