SONGKHLA: A group of 40 illegal Myanmar migrants heading to promised jobs in Malaysia were arrested in this southern border province early on Wednesday.
The 31 men and nine women were found hiding in a rubber plantation in Sadao district by a border patrol of soldiers, police and local officials.
During questioning, they admitted to coming from Yangon, Rakhine, Dawei or Chin in Myanmar.
They had crossed into Ranong province via a natural border crossing on March 31 and arrived in Sadao around 10pm on Tuesday on three pickup trucks. The drivers fled.
The detainees said they had contacted a job broker…
