Police arrested more than 80 illegal Myanmar migrants who were in hiding in a cave in Kanchanaburi on Thursday.
Pol Col Santi Pitaksakul, chief of Thong Pha Phum police station and Lat Ya special force, led officers to arrest the 83 Myanmar nationals who were smuggled into Thailand.
The illegal migrants, who were hiding in the cave in Thong Pha Phum district, were waiting to be sent to prospective employers.
Assanai Praikaew, 48, who was hired to oversee the trafficking operation, was also arrested.
Police said they received a tipoff about the trafficking of illegal immigrants in the area.
As police drove on the road leading to the cave, they met a pickup truck carrying a group of people which was…
