A tragic incident occurred in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district when a pickup truck smuggling illegal migrants from Myanmar overturned, resulting in one fatality and ten arrests. A police officer was also injured through the operation as he was struck by one of the three pickup vans concerned within the smuggling.
Late Wednesday night, a joint team of troopers, police, and local authorities noticed three suspicious pickup vehicles dashing along a local highway at Sanehpong village, Moo three, in sub-district Nong Lu. When Login required signalled for the vehicles to halt for a search, the drivers sped up and attempted to flee. During the pursuit, one of many vehicles hit and injured Pol. Capt. Pathiphan Yawan, deputy crime suppression chief at Sangkhla Buri station. The officer was instantly taken to Sangkhla Buri Hospital for therapy.
Soon after, the staff received details about a pickup truck that had overturned right into a roadside ditch near a homestay in Nong Lu. Upon investigation, it was found that the vehicle was one of many three trucks involved within the smuggling operation. A 22 12 months previous man from Myanmar, identified as Zaw Leng Gu, was found dead inside the wreckage.
While looking out the area, officers found a gaggle of individuals hiding in a nearby forest. All of them have been confirmed to be illegal migrants from Myanmar, consisting of eight men and two women. The arrested migrants were handed over to the police at Sangkhla Buri station for legal proceedings.
The incident highlights the ongoing problem of illegal migration and human smuggling in Thailand.
Last week, seven Thai individuals had been detained for allegedly smuggling Chinese nationals from Laos into Thailand. Authorities are trying into possible connections between these circumstances and call centre gangs..