KANCHANABURI: Border patrols arrested 142 job seekers who illegally crossed from Myanmar into three districts of this western province over the weekend, police said.
They were arrested in eight groups at four spots - Ban Song Karia, Moo 8, in tambon Nong Lu of Sangkhla Buri district; Ban Bong Ti Lang, Moo 2, in tambon Bong Ti of Sai Yok district; and, Ban Phu Nam Ron, Moo 12, and Ban Huay Nam Khao, Moo 2, in tambon Ban Kao of Muang district.
In total, 91 men and 51 women were detained. Also arrested were 11 Thai guides, nine men and two women, who helped them cross the border illegally.
The migrants were from Mawlamyine, Yangon, Bago and Rakhine townships, and said they were destined for workplaces in Samut Sakhon, Rayong, Kanchanaburi and Bangkok.
