Catch illegal workers Confessed to paying a bounty of nearly 50,000 baht on his head.

Kanchanaburi, Chasing long-tailed boat gangs carrying illegal labor. The driver used the darkness to escape. One boat was arrested and an additional 48 workers were arrested, awaiting transfer to Malaysia. Receive a bounty payment 35,000-50,000 baht After the officer was informed by a spy that There will be a movement to smuggle Burmese foreign workers using motorboats. Sailing from the border in Sangkhlaburi District, heading up the coast. Therefore, he led his forces to ambush the area along the road leading to Tha Phae. Until 3:00 a.m., officials found several long-tail boats. Sailing along the waters The patrol boat officer then turned on his lights and sent a signal. to request a search, but it appeared that the boat driver relied on the darkness and his expertise in the waters. Drive the boat and escape quickly. Even though the officials rushed to follow closely, they were unable to catch up and found only 1 boat floating above the water. Because the boat's propeller was broken, she was unable to con tinue. There were 13 Myanmar workers traveling on the said boat. The boat driver testified that the workers were transported from the waterfront in Sangkhla Buri District and had them delivered to the waterfront of Ban Tha Phae, Thong Pha Phum District, with a bounty of 300 baht per person, while the workers traveling on the boat There are no documents. Come show it to the officials. and testified that he escaped into the Kingdom of Thailand by using natural channels. The bounty will be paid to the broker when they reach their destination, 15,000 baht per person. But after the above team of officials took the accused to the investigating officer. It didn't take long to prosecute. was informed by the news again that A large group of people were found hiding at the edge of the forest near the Vajiralongkorn Dam Reservoir, Ban Tha Phae, Tha Khanun Subdistrict, so officials sent forces to investigate. A group of Burmese migrant workers was found hiding at the edge of the forest along the river. Altogether there were 48 people. From the investigation through an interpreter It is known that all of them escaped into Thailand through natural channels. At the Sam Pagoda Checkpoint, Village No. 9, Nong Lu Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, a car driver picked him up and put him on a boat at the pier in Sangkhla Buri District and then brought him to the edge of the forest where the officers were arrested. All of which are waiting for a car to pick them up to head to work in Malaysia. Everyone must pay as much as a bounty to the broker. 35,000-50,000 baht After the accused confessed After that, he will be handed over to the Immigration or Immigration officers to wait to be pushed back to his country of origin. Source: Thai News Agency