Nine illegal Chinese - three Thais - arrested in Chiang Rai

[rooster59]

Nine illegal Chinese - three Thais - arrested in Chiang Rai

 

Image: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that police in the Thoeng area of Chiang Mai responded after a group of foreigners was seen outside the Ban Mae Loi Rai school on the Chiang Rai to Thoeng Road. 

 

Arrested at the scene were three Thais called Nikhom, 64, Thanawat, 48 and Tui 63 - all natives of Chiang Rai.

 

With them were nine Chinese people aged 19-27. 

 

They had all travelled from Mae Sot, Tak, in Thailand's north west and were apparently about to cross illegally to the Golden Triangle economic zone in Laos. 

 

All the Chinese were illegal immigrants; some had expired passports. The Thais had driven them in three cars. 

 

They were all checked for Covid by the health authorities in the area before being detained by the Thoeng police ahead of prosecution.

 

Source: Naew Na

 

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[Mickeem]

Nearly made it back .. must have gone through a few checkpoints from Mae Sot, been a few reports of them crossing from Burma, something to do with casinos there apparently

 

 

[kingofthemountain]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Naew Na reported that police in the Thoeng area of Chiang Mai responded after a group of foreigners was seen outside the Ban Mae Loi Rai school on the Chiang Rai to Thoeng Road.

Thoeng is in the area of Chiang Rai, not Chiang Mai, probably a typo

 

Edited January 9, 2021 by kingofthemountain

[MasterBaker]

illegal Thais and Thailand.... am i missing something?

[transam]

5 minutes ago, MasterBaker said:

illegal Thais and Thailand.... am i missing something?

People smugglers..?

[Bender Rodriguez]

18 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Golden Triangle economic zone in Laos. 

 

for drugs?

[Cake Monster]

Probably trying to return in order to Transport back a new consignment of Covid.

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

 

for drugs?

 I do not think so as this area of Laos houses a giant Chinese casino complex - "Kings Roman Hotel and Casino" with easy access to China.