Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that 50 illegal Myanmar workers - 31 men and 19 women - had been stopped by a large task force and local officials after crossing a natural border several kilometers from the Sinkhorn border post in Prachuap Khiri Khan. 

 

The group were set to be housed in a holding area for 14 day quarantine though none had high risk of Covid.

 

They will then be handed over to the police for prosecution. 

 

They had all trekked for two days and two nights over mountains and were due to go to a canning factory in Samut Sakhon as well as Hua Hin, Surat Thani, Bangkok and Krabi. 

 

Sources close to media Naew Na said that this group of people were "ordered" via a petrol station owner in Samut Sakhon who is an agent for migrant worker smuggling known by the nickname "Mimingae".

 

This individual has been in cahoots with a former high ranking official in Prachuap Khirikhan and other bent local officials who provide fraudulent paperwork for migrants who have sneaked across the border.

 

They have avoided sanction for ten years due to high level contacts.

 

But their operation is of considerable risk. The source suggested that the cases represent human trafficking that means long jail terms IF they can be prosecuted. 

 

Workers pay off fees to agents for getting them jobs by paying back 50 baht a day to employers who employ the agents. 

 

Hundreds more are reportedly waiting to cross into Thailand at similar spots to yesterday's bust. 

 

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"bent officials"...impossible...cannot be true surely ????

Given the current potential covid-19 risk and coupled with the long term claimed objective in clamping down on corruption plus it seems to be well known who the facilitators are it might be more difficult than usual to ignore the obvious of what should be the outcome.

But will small fish fry faster than big ones ?

Who would have even thought for one second that Thai Officials could be linked to the Slave labour Market

2 hours ago, webfact said:

This individual has been in cahoots with a former high ranking official in Prachuap Khirikhan and other bent local officials who provide fraudulent paperwork for migrants who have sneaked across the border.

 

They have avoided sanction for ten years due to high level contacts.

As we have all known for decades.... people trafficking aided and abetted by officials.

'They have avoided sanction for ten years due to high level contacts' 

 

And no doubt they will continue to do so, thats how the system works and why it won't change

You will never know how high though ????

22 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

You will never know how high though ????

Probably High enough to Avoid a Conviction For Exchange of Some THB.

But, but, but I thought that the faux prime minister was stamping down on corruption & shady dealings, ooops sorry, for a minute there I forgot where I was ????

4 hours ago, digger70 said:

Probably High enough to Avoid a Conviction For Exchange of Some THB.

Living in the area ....for sure

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The source suggested that the cases represent human trafficking that means long jail terms IF they can be prosecuted. 

 

IF  there's the rub...

regards worgeordie

My GF, who is from Myanmar, has told me the average price paid to the traffickers is between 10k and 16k Thb depending on age and sex of the person.  Additionally, they help set them up in jobs. Very lucrative business.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

This individual has been in cahoots with a former high ranking official in Prachuap Khirikhan and other bent local officials who provide fraudulent paperwork for migrants who have sneaked across the border.

Time for him to sing like a canary and get these bent officials removed.

10 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Time for him to sing like a canary and get these bent officials removed.

 

He will know better than to do anything of the sort, I suspect.