Thailand police foil illegal immigration operation, 66 nabbed

[snoop1130]

 

Kanchanaburi‘s Thong Pha Phum police, along with immigration officers and relevant agencies, successfully thwarted an illegal immigration smuggling operation in Thailand. The operation yesterday, March 20, led to the apprehension of 66 individuals and the confiscation of four vehicles, marking a significant breakthrough in the fight against illegal immigration in Thailand.

 

The report from the police highlighted that the officers on patrol duty noticed four pickup trucks acting suspiciously during a routine assignment. The drivers of the vehicles attempted to evade police inspection by speeding away. Undeterred, the officers trailed them to a rubber plantation in Thong Pha Phum where they discovered the trucks parked.

 

Upon further examination, they found 66 individuals from Myanmar hidden inside the four vehicles. Unfortunately, the drivers had managed to evade capture by the pursuing police officers. The individuals found in the vehicles confessed to crossing the Thai border illegally via a natural channel, intending to find employment in central Thailand, reported The Pattaya News.

 

Following the discovery, the Thong Pha Phum enquiry police escorted them for additional legal processing. This incident comes in the wake of a mandatory conscription policy in Myanmar, which is currently grappling with conflicts between the military junta and multiple groups.

 

In related news, a recent surge in illegal immigration has been witnessed in Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi, as 22 Myanmar nationals attempted to cross the border into Thailand on March 13. The Thong Pha Phum police, along with other Thai authorities, responded swiftly to a tip-off about the unlawful activity.

 

Upon reaching the specified location, the officers discovered a vacant pickup truck parked close to a forest in the Tha Khanun subdistrict. The presence of footprints around the location indicated human activity. A thorough search of the area led to the discovery of a group of illegal Myanmar workers concealed within the forest.

 

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Caption: Picture courtesy of The Pattaya News

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-21

 

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[reefsurfah]

66/4 trucks = 16 illegals per truck + driver.  Nice haul 🚚

Edited March 21 by reefsurfah

[mancub]

6 minutes ago, reefsurfah said:

66/4 = 16 illegals + driver.  Nice haul 🚚

66 aliens apprehended but their traffickers /drivers (probably Thai) escaped. Shame.

[lordgrinz]

14 minutes ago, mancub said:

66 aliens apprehended but their traffickers /drivers (probably Thai) escaped. Shame.

 

I am trying to remember when my daughter went to get her first Thai ID, I believe they took her and my wife's thumbprint/fingerprint. So do all Thai's have their fingerprints on file, and if so, can the police catch the drivers using these? 

[Classic Ray]

9 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

I am trying to remember when my daughter went to get her first Thai ID, I believe they took her and my wife's thumbprint/fingerprint. So do all Thai's have their fingerprints on file, and if so, can the police catch the drivers using these? 

Where is the incentive for the RTP to make this sort of effort? They will probably just seize and sell the pickups, if that.

 

I would be more concerned for the fate of the trafficked people. Will they be treated as refugees or criminals?

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Kanchanaburi‘s Thong Pha Phum police, along with immigration officers and relevant agencies, successfully thwarted an illegal immigration smuggling operation in Thailand. The operation yesterday, March 20, led to the apprehension of 66 individuals and the confiscation of four vehicles, marking a significant breakthrough in the fight against illegal immigration in Thailand.

Thailand still in the thick of people smuggling.

[mikebell]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Unfortunately, the (THAI) drivers had managed to evade capture by the pursuing police officers.

Unfortunate indeed!

[ravip]

What a pathetic situation. This not only happens in Thailand, but in many other countries too.

When will humans stop taking advantage from the under privileged fellow humans... if ever?

[fredwiggy]

18 minutes ago, ravip said:

What a pathetic situation. This not only happens in Thailand, but in many other countries too.

When will humans stop taking advantage from the under privileged fellow humans... if ever?

When those involved in human trafficking are given hard sentences and fines. When corrupt officials who let this happen are arrested and jailed, fined. When judges who are paid off to let them continue are arrested ,jailed and fined. Human slavery is higher now than ever before. There are reasons for this increase and they all involve money. When an official is put into jail for years this might slow down. ................https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_855019/lang--en/index.htm

[ravip]

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

When those involved in human trafficking are given hard sentences and fines. When corrupt officials who let this happen are arrested and jailed, fined. When judges who are paid off to let them continue are arrested ,jailed and fined. Human slavery is higher now than ever before. There are reasons for this increase and they all involve money. When an official is put into jail for years this might slow down. ................https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_855019/lang--en/index.htm

Correct. But on occasions illegal immigrants are offered jobs at a reduced scale and without any benefits just for that profit. This creates quite a competition to the natives & the legal immigrants - and of course, this happens in the developed world too.

[john donson]

you wonder how they passed the border and checkpoints.... great business for local maffia (in brown, if they get their envelope on time)

 

why does thailand have or need migrants ? to do the cheap jobs they are too lazy for ?

[khunjeff]

So once again the smugglers have escaped and the trafficking victims have been arrested, in contravention of international standards. Be prepared to go back on the Trafficking in Persons watchlist.

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

Where is the incentive for the RTP to make this sort of effort? They will probably just seize and sell the pickups, if that.

 

I would be more concerned for the fate of the trafficked people. Will they be treated as refugees or criminals?

They will be deemed "illegal," thus criminal. Thailand doesn't typically adhere to international refugee standards. At best they'll be allowed to remain in Thailand as stateless people with virtually no future. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

5 hours ago, john donson said:

you wonder how they passed the border and checkpoints.... great business for local maffia (in brown, if they get their envelope on time)

 

why does thailand have or need migrants ? to do the cheap jobs they are too lazy for ?

The individuals found in the vehicles confessed to crossing the Thai border illegally via a natural channel.........