Today (13 Dec ’20), the reporter reported Administrative Officer of Mueang Kanchanaburi District Led by Mr. Apirat Peacechit, Village Head Village Head, Village 12, Ban Kao Subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi District Coordinate with the Immigration Police, Rangers Army and Lat Ya Special Task Force Surasi Forces Joint patrols along natural channels In the area of Moo 12, Ban Kao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province To prevent illegal transboundary migration of Myanmar migrant workers That could be a carrier of COVIC-19 Arrived in Thailand
In the middle of the night last night (12 Dec ’20), officials found a group of 25 Myanmar migrant workers smuggling through natural channels to cross the Thai border. The officer then showed himself to arrest. It was found that this group of Myanmar workers consisted of 14 men and 11 women, while the Thai transboundary leaders were able to escape.
From inquiries on Myanmar workers, they know that All contacted through a Thai broker To help bring across the border to work in Kanchanaburi and nearby By walking through a natural channel in Ban Kao Subdistrict In order to wait for the car that comes to transfer to work to the target area These workers pay a commission of 9,000 baht per lead person in exchange for coming to work in Thailand. But in the end, he was arrested first.
After the arrest The authorities have taken all foreign workers. Send inquiry officer Muang Kanchanaburi Police Station Along with coordinating public health officials in Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi Performing a screening for COVID-19 The preliminary screening results showed that no migrant worker had a fever higher than 37.5, and all Myanmar migrant workers were sent to a thorough screening system. Before proceeding with repatriation
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