KANCHANABURI: A fishery official assigned to a border checkpoint was arrested for smuggling three migrants from Myanmar into Muang district of this western border province on Saturday, police said.
The arrest was made when a Toyota Rivo four-dour pickup, registered in Bangkok, with the logo of the Department of Fisheries on both sides, was stopped for a search at the Phu Nam Ron border checkpoint in tambon Ban Kao after it had crossed the border from Myanmar.
The checkpoint is manned by a combined team of military, police and civilian officials.
The authorities found Myanmar female migrants in the vehicle, which was driven by Wuthipong Sukmongkol, 35, who is a fishery official assigned to the Phu Nam Ron checkpoint.
Police said Mr Wuthipong confessed to have illegally brought the three Myanmar migrants across the border. He said he drove across the border into…
