In the district of Khun Yuam, situated in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province, law enforcement apprehended three Thai citizens who were allegedly facilitating the illegal smuggling of Myanmar refugees from a temporary holding facility. The event unfolded on Thursday evening. Several of these migrants, comprising five children and five adults were discovered in the culprits’ vehicles when they were apprehended the following day.
Upon acting on intelligence that Myanmar refugees had left their designated shelter surreptitiously, local authorities and police officers organised a checkpoint along Highway 1337, located in Tambon Mae Kee. Their efforts aimed at curbing this illegal activity. As part of their operation, they halted a pair of pick-up trucks featuring Chiang Mai licence plates travelling in succession and found several passengers within.
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