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Ayutthaya Police bust Myanmar labor trafficking van with 13 migrants.

Ayutthaya Police bust Myanmar labor trafficking van with 13 migrants.

MGR Online•Society•6d ago

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Thai highway police apprehended a Myanmar national driving a van carrying 13 undocumented Myanmar laborers en route to Bangkok.

  • •Ayutthaya highway police intercepted a van suspected of being overloaded.
  • •The van was found to contain 13 undocumented Myanmar workers and the Myanmar driver.
  • •The workers admitted to paying significant fees to brokers for illegal entry into Thailand.
  • •The driver was charged with facilitating illegal immigration, and the workers with illegal entry and stay.

Overview

  • •On May 6, Highway Police Task Force 3 (Lopburi) and Task Force 1 (Ayutthaya), under Highway Police Division 1, conducted surveillance on suspicious routes.
  • •Authorities stopped a Toyota Innova van with a Bangkok license plate on Asia Road between kilometers 46-47 in Tha Tor, Maha Rat District, Ayutthaya.
  • •The van exhibited signs of abnormal heavy loading and had dark tinted windows, prompting the police to signal for a stop.
  • •Inside the van, officials discovered 13 foreign laborers (9 men, 4 women) along with the driver, identified as Kyaw Thet, a 34-year-old Myanmar national.
  • •All 14 individuals lacked passports or substitute travel documents.
  • •The driver confessed to being hired on May 5 to transport 13 Myanmar laborers from Nakhon Sawan to Bangkok and its vicinity for a fee of 10,800 baht.
  • •The migrant workers stated they entered Thailand via natural channels from Myanmar to Mae Sot, Tak Province, by boat and foot, paying about 12,000 baht each to brokers.
  • •Kyaw Thet was charged with knowingly harboring or assisting illegal immigrants, while the 13 workers were charged with illegal entry and remaining in Thailand. Both groups were transferred to Maha Rat Police Station.

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Key Quotes

Unknown Trafficker
"Admitted paying a broker 12,000 baht per person."
สารภาพเสียค่านายหน้าหัวละ 1.2 หมื่นบาท
Migrant Worker
"Secretly took a boat from the Myanmar side and walked through natural channels in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, to find work in Thailand, paying approximately 12,000 baht per person to a broker."
ลักลอบนั่งเรือจากฝั่งเมียนมาและเดินเท้าเข้าช่องทางธรรมชาติ อำเภอแม่สอด จังหวัดตาก เพื่อมาหางานทำในประเทศไทย โดยเสียค่าใช้จ่ายให้นายหน้าคนละประมาณ 12,000 บาท

Key Entities

Organization

Ayutthaya Highway Police(ตำรวจทางหลวงอยุธยา)
The law enforcement unit responsible for policing highways in the Ayutthaya province, which intercepted a human trafficking operation.
Highway Police Task Force 3, Division 1, Highway Police Command (Lopburi)(ส.ทล.3 กก.1 บก.ทล. (ลพบุรี))
A unit of the Highway Police Command, based in Lopburi, that played a role in tracking and intercepting the human trafficking van.
Highway Police Task Force 1, Division 1, Highway Police Command (Ayutthaya)(ส.ทล.1 กก.1 บก.ทล. (อยุธยา))
A unit of the Highway Police Command, based in Ayutthaya, that collaborated in the operation to intercept the human trafficking van.
Maha Rat Police Station(สภ.มหาราช)
The local police station responsible for handling the legal proceedings for the arrested driver and the 13 undocumented Myanmar workers.

Place

Nakhon Sawan(นครสวรรค์)ℹ️
A province in Thailand where the arrested Myanmar nationals were picked up before being transported to Bangkok.
Bangkok(กทม.)ℹ️
The capital city of Thailand, which was the intended destination for the 13 undocumented Myanmar laborers.
Mae Sot(แม่สอด)ℹ️
A district in Tak Province, Thailand, bordering Myanmar, identified as a point where the migrant workers crossed into the country.
Tak Province(จังหวัดตาก)ℹ️
A province in Thailand bordering Myanmar, within which Mae Sot District is located, serving as an entry point for the trafficked migrants.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya(พระนครศรีอยุธยา)ℹ️
The province where the Highway Police intercepted the van used for trafficking Myanmar laborers.

Person

Kyaw Thet(นายจ่อ เทต)
The 34-year-old Myanmar national arrested for driving a van packed with 13 undocumented Myanmar laborers into Thailand.