A military soldier came on leave from work to smuggle 10 foreign workers from Tak Province, preparing to send them to Bangkok and Pathum Thani Province. Finally, he was caught by the highway police. Highway police seized a foreign worker smuggling vehicle at Km. 3-4, Highway 346, Rangsit-Pathum Thani Road, Bang Phun Subdistrict, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province, and detained Private Surakiat, 22 years old, and Mr. Kritsada. 23 years old, along with another 10 Burmese workers, along with seized items such as a Toyota car, a phone, car keys, alleging that those arrested 1-2 "jointly know which foreigners have entered the kingdom empire in violation of the law to stay, hide, or assist in any way so that the foreigner can escape arrest.' Arrested Persons 3 - 12 'are foreigners traveling into and remaining in the Kingdom without permission.' This case is a result of Subdistrict 1, Royal Thai Army Headquarters having strict arrests of illegal foreign workers and those who lead them on routes i n the area. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Pathum Thani Province, Nonthaburi Province often Police Colonel Ekniruj Wansiriphak, Superintendent 1 of the Royal Thai Police has ordered an investigation into the route of illegal aliens being smuggled into the inner area by assigning 1st Division 1 Kg.1 Royal Thai Police Headquarters (Ayutthaya) investigates in the area of ??responsibility. Until yesterday (20 May) while the arresting police officers were surveying the route, they found a gray TOYOTA FORTUNER car driving past at high speed, with the car weighing more than a normal car. The police signaled the vehicle to stop. Until reaching the area of ??Km. 3-4, Highway 346, Rangsit-Pathum Thani Road, Bang Phun Subdistrict, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province, the police would like to inspect and have shown their sincerity until they were satisfied, and initially asked for their names. Mr. Surakiat, 22 years old, a resident of Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, identified himself as the dri ver and Mr. Kritsada, 23 years old, sat as a passenger on the driver's side. There were 3-12 people arrested as passengers in the car. The police then invited the car to inspect the documents in detail again. From the investigation, it was found that arrested persons 3-12 were foreigners of Myanmar nationality. There is no passport or passport replacement document shown. The arrested person was a passenger in the said car. Upon questioning, the arrested person number 1 admitted that on May 20, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., he received coordination from a Thai man. (real name and surname not known) to pick up 10 foreign workers in the Wang Chao District area, Tak Province, to send them to the destination in Pathum Thani Province and Bangkok. The second arrested person sat in the passenger seat and witnessed every incident along the route for a salary of 15,000 baht and 7,500 baht was shared with the second arrested person, which was the wages for transporting foreign workers who had escaped into the city illegally. the law and admitted that he was actually driving the vehicle carrying foreign workers escaping into the city. and agreed to bring it to its destination until it was called by the highway police to inspect. And from questioning, arrested person number 2 admitted that he rode in the car according to seized item number 1, which Mr. Surakiat, arrested person number 1, was the driver of. He was a passenger in a car carrying 10 foreign workers from Tak Province until they arrived at the scene of the accident. He will look along the GPS route and see if there are any checkpoints along the way for police officers. He will receive wages from Mr. Surakiat in the amount of 7,500 baht, which is wages for transporting foreign workers escaping into the country illegally. Arrested persons 3 - 12 were asked through a Myanmar language interpreter to admit that They had illegally entered Thailand through natural channels and walked across in the area of ??Mae Sot District, Tak Province, and someone would take them out and get into the vehicle that brought them. to come and find work in Thailand At a cost of 23,000 - 25,000 baht, the arresting officer charged those arrested 1 - 2 with "together we know which aliens entered the Kingdom in violation of the law. To stay, hide, or help in any way so that the foreigner can escape. According to the arrest, "People arrested 3 - 12" are aliens who entered and stayed in the Kingdom without permission" and were detained along with seized items and handed over to investigators. Pak Khlong Rangsit Police Station Pathum Thani Province Further legal action will be taken. along with informing the arrested person that The arrested person has the right not to testify or to testify. and the words of the arrested person may be used as evidence in the trial. and have the right to meet and consult with a lawyer or a person who will be a lawyer The arrested person has been informed of the charges and rights of the arrested person as mentioned above. Source: Thai News Agency