Patrol thwarts bid to cross Thai border illegally

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Khouth Sophak Chakrya

Police in Koh Kong province reported yesterday that 49 Cambodians were caught trying to cross the Thai border during a forest patrol on Monday in Smach Meanchey district.

Srey Touch, director of the provincial police force’s anti-human trafficking and child protection unit, said 21 were from Prey Veng province, 14 from Kampong Cham and 14 from Koh Kong, adding that they claimed to work on fishing boats in Thailand.

“During the interrogation, they said that they worked on fishing boats in Thailand, but they had no documents, except three of them who had cards issued by Thai authorities,” he said.

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[Tomtomtom69]

What's so difficult about getting a border pass? Even if they end up overstaying, it reduces the risk of getting caught for illegal entry. Just can't understand the rationale behind this - every Cambodian can use a border pass to pass border control at Hat Lek, although technically only for local travel.