Sixteen migrant workers were arrested around Bangkok’s Asoke intersection yesterday on suspicion of violating immigration laws.
Immigration police commander Lt. Gen. Pakpoompipat Sajjapan announced this Friday morning that around 50 immigration officers sweeped the area and apprehended street vendors between the Nana to Asoke areas following complaints that they were competing with Thai business operators.
Nine Myanmar nationals, two Cambodians, one Lao, one Vietnamese, and one undocumented person were arrested. Two Thai employers accused of illegally employing the foreign nationals were also arrested, bringing the bust up to 16 suspects.
Most of the suspects were arrested while selling food and clothing from mobile carts and temporary stalls. Some attempted to evade arrest but were captured after some lanes were closed off.
Some of those taken into custody…
