11 illegal migrants detained in Mae Sot, two found to have high fever

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11 illegal migrants detained in Mae Sot, two found to have high fever

By The Nation

 

 

Border officials nabbed 11 Myanmar citizens for sneaking into Thailand via the natural border in Tak’s Mae Sot district on Monday (August 31) and found that two had a high temperature.

 

Mae Sot district chief Chaiyapruek Chianthanrak said the illegal migrants tried to cross the Moei River into Thailand, but were ambushed by the Mae Sot security task force.

 

Deputy district chief Siriphon Sonwai, who also heads the task force, said her team managed to nab three Myanmar nationals as soon as their boat arrived at the bank, and later learned that the remaining eight – six women and two men – were hiding in a building near the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge.

Of the eight, two were found to have a fever and were sent to Mae Sot Hospital for treatment.

 

The illegal migrants reportedly said they had come to Thailand to find work as jobs in Myanmar had dried up.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393788

 

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[GeorgeCross]

all that nailing up the front door and it's sneaking in the back. d'oh!

[bluesofa]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

sneaking into Thailand via the natural border

Sneaking in via the natural border. We used to have a lodger who would sneak in anywhere he could. He was more of an unnatural boarder.

[RichardColeman]

Sure wish someone could explain the need for expensive subs to protect thailand's sovereignty when it appears an invading army can just walk across the border past a broken wooden gate

[CorpusChristie]

1 minute ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure wish someone could explain the need for expensive subs to protect thailand's sovereignty when it appears an invading army can just walk across the border past a broken wooden gate

An Army wouldnt be able to enter Thailand though

[sammieuk1]

I can say Mae Sot friendship bridge is not that friendly from memory ????

[Bender Rodriguez]

and that is only a very small strip that is checked

 

as long as people make money for/from the illegal trip