Packed in like sardines! 30 Myanmar illegal workers arrested along with Thai driver named in drug warrants

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Illegal migrant workers!

 

Daily News reported on action by the military, police and DOPA in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand against illegal Myanmar migrant workers.

 

A Toyota "Carryboy" was stopped in Sai Yok sub-district on Route 323, the Kanchanaburi to Sangkhlaburi Road.

 

Packed in like sardines in the cab and on the flatbed of the pick-up were 22 men and 8 women.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Thai driver Sahathep, 30, said he'd been paid 5,000 baht to take the migrants to Muang Kanchanaburi.

 

He was named in two warrants for his arrest in drugs cases.

 

The migrants said they had paid 20,000 to 30,000 baht each to go to work in Thailand and Malaysia.

 

They were on their way to jobs in Kanchanaburi, Samut Sakhon, Bangkok, Rayong as well as Malaysia.

 

All of the migrants and Sahathep are now in the custody of the Sai Yok police.

 

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[Cricky]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

 pick-up were 22 men and 8 women.

Guiness World record surely. ????

 

Not even enough room for hanky panky. ????

[JoePai]

That's nothing, you can get more in a Mini

[Burma Bill]

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

That's nothing, you can get more in a Mini

With the greatest respect, one more in the pick-up:

 

......on 5 September 2014 successful crammed 29 people into a new model MINI to set a new Guinness World Record for the most people crammed in a MINI, new model.

 

https://autojosh.com/photos-of-the-day-29-people-crammed-into-a-mini-sets-guinness-world-record/

 

 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The migrants said they had paid 20,000 to 30,000 baht each to go to work in Thailand and Malaysia.

Good money for some.

I hope the migrants name the places where they were supposed to be employed, just to stop any future re-occurrence.