Sadao immigration police deny any involvement in human trafficking racket

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Sadao immigration police deny any involvement in human trafficking racket



SADAO: -- Immigration police in Sadao district of Songkhla have categorically denied that any of their men were involved in facilitating the smuggling of illegal immigrants into the country via Sadao border crossing.

The denial appeared to contradict with video footages taken by Thai PBS news team which showed migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia emerging from a car boot and then proceed to board a waiting pick-up truck of the Sadao immigration police.

According to Thai PBS investigation, the foreign migrant workers were smuggled by a human trafficking gang into Malaysia and then smuggled across the border into southern Thailand with the help of Sadao immigration police who helped arrange for fake documents declaring them as illegal migrant workers in Thailand.

The foreign migrant workers claimed they each paid the gang 8,000 baht to be smuggled into Thailand.

Sadao immigration police told Thai PBS that the station’s VDO footages, in fact, showed immigration police were rounding up the illegal migrant workers on charges of illegal entry. But Thai PBS told a different story.

Since the exposure by Thai PBS of the immigration police’s alleged misconduct, the Malaysian government has tightened up border crossing watch to prevent the use of Malaysia as a transit point to smuggle foreign migrant workers into Thailand.

So far, no legal action has been taken yet against any immigrant police in Sadao district.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sadao-immigration-police-deny-any-involvement-in-human-trafficking-racket


-- Thai PBS 2015-05-13

[Somtamnication]

The only thing that video proves is that they are quality tourists who come to shop at Central and then shipped back!

[ExPratt]

Not the only border where this is happening

Edited May 13, 2015 by ExPratt

[Tatsujin]

"Sadao immigration police deny any involvement in human trafficking racket."

Then I for one am calling you all liars. Someone, somewhere (more than one I assume) in that Department knew exactly what was going on, or assisted in some way. Money almost certainly changed hands. And turning a blind eye to what goes on around you (if not actually directly involved) is almost as bad as pretending that human trafficking doesn't exist in Thailand.

[NongKhaiKid]

Oh these cunning traffickers, disguising their vehicles to look like official ones.

[razer]

Bravo ... Thai PBS ... investigative reporting is all too rare these days.

[klauskunkel]

Sadao Immigration Police:

It wasn't us, it was our trucks. they have a mind of their own and we can't control them anymore. We don't know what to do about this, since there is no precedent. We are now mulling a solution: inactive parking lot...that will show the trucks who is the boss!

[Manbing]

In related news, Sadao Immigration police also denied that they are immigration police, Thai or even real people.

'These are not the drones you are looking for they said'

Then in a puff of smoke they all disappeared much to the delight of the TV audience. And they all lived happily ever after.

Its a proper Thai fairy tail.

Except of course its horribly real and there is the small matter of the mass murders

[zyphodb]

Well of course they did, you wouldn't for a second expect them to say anything else would you?????

WARNING SARCASM !!!!!!!!

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

so if they were really rounded up and charged, then there should be paperwork to prove it? Otherwise your pants are having a 3 alarm fire. Scumbags!!!

[stephenterry]

I'm surprised that haven't brought in defamation charges against the Thai PBS.

[baboon]

It is interesting that there are reports on the visa forum which indicate the going rate to pass through the Sadao checkpoint unhindered is 200 Baht. Sounds to me like they are so corrupt they would pay to sell themselves...

Edited May 13, 2015 by baboon

[Baerboxer]

so if they were really rounded up and charged, then there should be paperwork to prove it? Otherwise your pants are having a 3 alarm fire. Scumbags!!!

I'm sure all the relevant reports and paperwork are being produced collated as we write.

They would have also charged those doing the trafficking, driving the cars,etc. So presumably they will also release an update on progress on this case.

[BestBitterPhuket]

if these police officers are not arrested, then It's a perfect example of why Thailand should NOT be "promoted" to tier two.

On a side note, how can the Junta promote Thai pride and instill good values among young Thais, when they allow criminals and liars to wear police uniforms?

[Strangebrew]

So that's not you opening trunk of car and loading then on to your official truck to send on there way to work . Oh that's not you I will sue you for even suggesting it was me.

[fstarbkk]

The mark of a hard boiled professional criminal: When you're caught red handed, deny, deny, deny!!!

Disclaimer: Of course I am in no way suggesting that any of the fine officers of the immigration police are anything than shining examples of valor and integrity.

[Ulic]

Who/what are you going to believe, a video that clearly implicates immigration police

or a self serving statement by the same immigration police denying any involvement,

I know who/what I believe but everyone can decide for themselves who is telling

the truth.

[elgordo38]

Well of course they did, you wouldn't for a second expect them to say anything else would you?????

WARNING SARCASM !!!!!!!!

Whats that story about the 3 monkeys Hear no evil Speak no evil and the last one I cannot remember