Van driver arrested for carrying 58 illegal workers in Myanmar flooded into Thailand in Prachuap Revealing that there are thousands of people waiting to cross the border
On October 4, administrative officials Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan Sonthi is joining forces with the village headman, the Civil Service Commission, and the Royal Thai Police to bring 58 Burmese suspects to detention at a sorting center and aid victims of human trafficking. Prachuap Khiri Khan, behind the Muang Prachuap Police Station to test for COVID-19 before being taken to quarantine for 14 days and prosecute according to the law
After several officers of the Sonthi unit, together with the headman of Ban Noen Kaew Village, Village No. 5, Ao Noi Subdistrict, Mueang District, arrested a group of Myanmar workers for illegally walking across the Thai border. through natural channels Khao Lak Village, Moo 5, by confiscating non-located vans Bronze-silver, registration 36-0036, Nonthaburi, ready to detain the lead, consisting of Mr. Phimon, the secretary, age 56, from Nonthaburi province, Mr. Chuchat Sae-li, 23, from Chiang Mai province, leading 7 Myanmar workers from the border to Samut Sakhon Province
It was reported that while investigating officers, another van was found after being called for inspection when the officer accidentally drove away from the scene. In addition, officers patrolled the surrounding area. They even detained Myanmar workers, men and women who were hiding in palm plantations. rubber plantation near the border To wait for 17 more brokers to pick up, totaling 24. Previously, 34 Burmese workers were detained for smuggling across the border through natural channels through the main gorge to be detained at Ao Noi police station, Muang district. From the arrests throughout the day A total of 58 illegal workers were found, 19 males and 39 females aged between 18 and 30.
All the accused confessed to coming from various provinces in Myanmar. Then gathered at Mudong’s house. 3 kilometers from the Singkhon checkpoint before walking across the border to the Thai side via a natural channel to wait for a broker to pick up. Some claim that they will go to work in a pineapple factory in Sam Roi Yot district, Prachuap province, while others will go to work at a canned fish factory, Pae Kung, Samut Sakhon province. They have to pay the brokerage gang to travel to the destination. 16,000 -18,000 baht per person
Mr Pimon, the secretary, 56, the driver who led the fugitive workers, said he had driven a van from Chumphon province to return home on the way, the online job system has notified. Jobs for ready to send GPS location to pick up passengers. by identifying as workers in pineapple farming therefore go to receive according to the coordinates To send to Samut Sakhon province, the fee is 1,000 baht per head. Just received it for the first time by taking 7 Myanmar people into the car. Another van. who came together drove away
On the side of Mr. Kanaphot Saisakon, village headman, Village Noen Kaew village, said that before arrest Sai Kha reported that there were many Myanmar people smuggling across the border. For all Myanmar workers caught in the same group travel together It is expected that there are still many leftovers at the border waiting for many brokers to pick them up. and a number of them have crossed the border which the villagers have seen but have not been able to find
A senior security source said there were still more than 1000 illegal workers in Myanmar waiting to enter Thailand. by paying bribes to local officials at 100 baht per head before crossing the border Recently, it has instructed military officers of the Royal Thai Police to be strict on the natural channel from the border into the country, a distance of 3 kilometers, in order to immediately push illegal workers out of the country without detention for 14 days before prosecution and push back according to the specified rules. After the Thai authorities will bring illegal workers to register in the system and There are official news reports that many illegal workers who have been arrested. later pushed back But found that some people smuggled into a pineapple factory where labor demand was very high in the situation of COVID-19.
