PUBLISHED: 14 Aug 2024 at 13: 05
NAKHON SAWAN: In the Nong Bua region of this northern state, police stopped a pickup truck after it had been stopped by police, and two Thai nationals were also detained.
Tuesday evening, bridge officers in the Nong Bua area noticed a quick pickup truck traveling along Highway 11. It appeared greatly loaded, had dark windows film, and a dome covering the truck bed.
The police car began its quest and was intercepted and stopped near bridge kilometre symbol 97.
Within the room and on the rear under the covering, a quick search revealed that the truck was full of people inside the cabin. 15 people had passage documents from Myanmar and were without identification. There were also two Thai people,  , the pilot Sorasak Kitwiboonsri, 33, and his assistant Phon Phukphan, 55.
All were taken into custody.  ,
A Thai gentleman, whose name is unknown, picked up the 15 job seekers from Chiang Mai country’s Popular area and delivered them to an area in Sing Buri country’s In Buri area, according to Mr. Sorasak, who allegedly told the police. He was being paid 1, 500 ringgit per head.
He had hired Mr Phon, paying him , 2, 000 ringgit to watch out for officers roadblocks along the route.
The driver reportedly acknowledged making five or six past trips with illegal immigrants. He did it because he needed the funds.  ,
The refugees told authorities they illegally entered Thailand on finger using a normal border crossing while being interrogated with the assistance of an interpreter. They were traveling to tasks that officials had promised them, for which they each had received roughly 20 000 baht.
They had waited there in Chiang Mai for a vehicle to take them to their promised organizations after crossing the border into Thailand.  ,  ,
The two Thai nationals have been accused of assisting illegal immigrants entering the country, sheltering them, and avoiding imprisonment. The 15 people were facing unlawful entry charges. All cases were taken to the Nong Bua officers place for legal actions.