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Arrest of soldiers smuggling foreign workers

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Pathum Thani, Highway police arrested soldiers smuggling foreign workers. Rangsit-Pathum Thani Road area Mueang Pathum Thani District Confessed that he was paid 15,000 baht to bring foreign workers from Wang Chao District, Tak Province, to their destinations in Pathum Thani Province and Bangkok. The car's front camera recorded the incident along Rangsit-Pathum Thani Road, Bang Phun Subdistrict, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province. While the highway police surveyed the route, they found a gray TOYOTA FORTUNER with Bangkok registration. Driving past at high speed and the vehicle weighs more than normal So he signaled a flashing red light to stop the car and search. Found 10 Myanmar workers crammed into a car. Therefore, all were detained, including 2 Thais, namely Private Surakiat, age 22, the driver, and Mr. Kritsada, age 23, sent to Pak Khlong Rangsit Police Station for prosecution. From the preliminary investigation Private Surakiat testified that he was hired by a Thai man. Unknown first and last name, 15,000 baht to pick up 10 illegal immigrant workers from Wang Chao District, Tak Province, and deliver them to their destination in Pathum Thani Province and Bangkok. With Mr. Kritsada sitting as a passenger, he was responsible for watching the GPS along the route to see if there were any checkpoints or not. But he was arrested along the way first. While various workers testified through an interpreter that Smuggled into Thailand through a natural channel and walked across to Mae Sot District, Tak Province. Then someone would take them out and get into a car. to find work in Thailand cost 23,000-25,000 baht. Initially, two Thai people were charged with helping illegal foreign workers enter the country. As for the 10 foreign workers, they were prosecuted on charges of being foreigners who entered and stayed in the Kingdom without permission. Before being pushed out of the country. Source: Thai News Agency