Eighty-three migrants from Myanmar are found hiding in a cave in Kanchanaburi province on Thursday. (Photo by Piyarat Chongcharoen)
KANCHANABURI: Eighty-three people were arrested after crossing the border illegally from Myanmar into Thong Pha Phum district on Thursday, police said.
Thong Pha Phum police chief, Pol Col Santi Pithaksakul, said the army’s Surasee Task Force together with police officers found 60 men and 23 women hiding in a cave near Vajiralongkorn Dam. They were taken to Thong Pha Phum police station via 10 pickup trucks for questioning.
Previously, police arrested pickup truck driver Asanai Praikaew, who allegedly told investigators that he was hired to bring drinking water to those in the cave. The suspect was told to lead the patrol to the hiding place.
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