Four Chinese Nationals Arrested for Illegal Border Crossing from Cambodia into Thailand

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture of arrest.

 

Security forces in Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo, have arrested four Chinese nationals for illegally crossing the border from Cambodia into Thailand. The group was intercepted in Ban Huai Khrai Nuea, Benchakorn Subdistrict, following a tip-off from local residents.

 

On 10 March, a joint operation was launched by the Khlong Hat Mobile Task Force of the Burapha Forces, in coordination with the 1303rd Border Patrol Company, the 13th Border Patrol Command, and Sa Kaeo Immigration Police. 
 

Acting on information from villagers who reported suspicious individuals, authorities conducted a patrol in the area and discovered four Chinese men near a shop. The individuals were immediately taken into custody and transported to Khlong Hat Police Station for further questioning.

 

The four men were later identified as:

 

1. Li Xingshan, 27

2. Li Zhiwei, 34

3. Chen Jiahao, 26

4. Su Dongdong, 30

 

Each was found carrying a mobile phone, but none possessed valid identification or travel documents.

 

Preliminary investigations revealed that the group had travelled from Cambodia, where they had been picked up by an unidentified car from a casino. A fellow Chinese national had arranged and paid for their transport. However, instead of being taken to their accommodation, they were transferred onto a motorcycle taxi, which escorted them to the Thai-Cambodian border. Upon arrival at an unmarked crossing, they proceeded on foot into Thailand, where another vehicle was meant to collect them.

 

Upon nearing a roadside shop, the group claimed they had asked the driver to stop, saying they needed to use the restroom. They then left the vehicle and were later discovered by authorities.

 

During questioning, the four men stated that they believed they had been deceived while in Cambodia and had chosen to escape the vehicle. However, after a full investigation, authorities charged them with violating Thai immigration laws under the offence of “illegally entry and remaining in the Kingdom without permission.”

 

The suspects admitted to the charges and were handed over to investigators at Khlong Hat Police Station for further legal proceedings.

 

-- 2025-03-12