Phichit busts illegal labor smuggling ring, arrests 28, seizes 3 cars

Matichon•Society•9h ago

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Authorities in Phichit have apprehended a human trafficking network smuggling undocumented foreign workers, resulting in the arrest of 28 individuals and the seizure of three vehicles.

•Phichit police, along with specialized units, intercepted a human trafficking network smuggling illegal foreign labor from neighboring countries.
•Twenty-eight individuals, including foreign nationals and facilitators, were arrested.
•Three vehicles used in the smuggling operation were confiscated.
•The operation targeted illegal entry and transportation of workers from the northern region to the central region of Thailand.

Overview

•On February 17, Highway Police, CP-T, and Crime Suppression Division Police collaborated to intercept an illegal foreign labor smuggling network.
•Highway Police, CP-T, and Crime Suppression Division Police arrested 28 suspects involved in smuggling foreign labor.
•Three suspicious vehicles were stopped and searched.
•Twenty-eight undocumented Myanmar nationals were found inside the three vehicles.
•The arrested individuals were taken to Wachirabrami Police Station for questioning.
•Suspects admitted to being recruited by brokers in Myanmar to work in Phichit province for a fee of 8,500 Baht per person.
•Arrest records were submitted to Wachirabrami Police Station for prosecution and further investigation into the human trafficking network.
•The operation was initiated following an anonymous tip about a human trafficking syndicate smuggling workers from the northern border to the central region.

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Key Entities

Place

Phichit(พิจิตร)ℹ️

The province where the interception of the human trafficking network took place.

Myanmar nationals(สัญชาติเมียนมา)ℹ️

The nationality of the 28 undocumented foreign workers apprehended.

Wachirabrami District(อำเภอวชิรบารมี)

The district in Phichit province where the suspects were intercepted and transported to the police station.

Highway Number 117 Phitsanulok-Nakhon Sawan(เส้นทางหลวงหมายเลข 117 พิษณุโลก-นครสวรรค์)

The highway where the interception of smuggling vehicles occurred.

Organization

Highway Police(ตำรวจทางหลวง)

A law enforcement agency involved in the operation to intercept the human trafficking network.

CP-T (Crime Suppression Division)(ตำรวจ ปคม.)

A specialized police unit that participated in the operation against human trafficking.

Crime Suppression Division(ตำรวจกองปรามปราม)

A police unit that assisted in the operation to apprehend the human trafficking network.

Wachirabrami Police Station(สถานีตำรวจภูธรวชิรบารมี)

The police station where the arrested suspects and confiscated vehicles were brought for investigation.

Person

Sai Chunmeng(นายไซ ชุนเมียง)

The 36-year-old driver of one of the suspect vehicles, a Myanmar national.

Jai Nong Keur(นายจายน้องเคอ)

The 30-year-old driver of another suspect vehicle, a Myanmar national.

Sukkaew Sukcharoen(นายสุขแก้ว สุขเจริญ)

The 34-year-old driver of the third suspect vehicle.