Five Myanmar nationals caught crossing into Thailand illegally
Five Myanmar nationals were apprehended by the Ratchamanu Special Task Force for illegally crossing into Thailand near the Moei River today.
The team, led by the Naresuan Mobile Unit, was patrolling the area of Don Chai village in Mae Tao subdistrict, Mae Sot district, Tak province, today, February 4 at 1.30am, when they noticed suspicious movement in the grasslands by the river on the Thai side.
Upon closer inspection, the group was found attempting to enter Thailand illegally on foot.
Upon interrogation, the group, consisting of four men and one woman, confessed to entering Thailand to seek employment in the country’s interior regions. They admitted having worked in Thailand previously and returning home to Myanmar, hoping to encourage friends to join them for work opportunities in Thailand, reported KhaoSod.
The task force detained the group and handed them over to the police at Mae Sot Police Station for legal processing, including photographing and documenting them before deporting them back to Myanmar.
The police informed the detainees that after deportation, they should secure the necessary documentation to return to Thailand legally for work.
In similar news, Thai police swooped on a migrant smuggling operation in Lopburi on January 7, arresting 58 Myanmar nationals after a dramatic high-speed chase in Phatthana Nikhom district.
Dubbed Shark Strike, the operation unfolded after highway police received intelligence on recurring smuggling activities in the area. Officers identified several suspicious vehicles speeding through the district and launched an intense pursuit, intercepting a pickup truck and two vans packed with migrants.
The arrested individuals reportedly confessed to entering Thailand illegally. They have since been handed over to Phatthana Nikhom Police Station for further investigation and legal proceedings.
Police sources revealed that the operation had been under planning for weeks following reports of human trafficking networks exploiting the region’s porous borders. Surveillance teams monitoring the highway flagged three to four vehicles heavily laden and driving at unusual speeds, sparking the dramatic intervention.
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