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Illegal workers arrested in Ranong

Some of the illegal migrant workers arrested at a guesthouse in Muang district of Ranong province on Tuesday. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

RANONG: Forty-five migrant workers were arrested at a guesthouse in Muang district on Tuesday and charged with illegal entry, the Region 3 Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre (Thai-MECC) said.

The Kitti Guesthouse in tambon Bang Rin was raided by a combined team of immigration police, navy and army soldiers. 

They found 45 Myanmar migrant workers in the guesthouse. They had no travel docoments. Nine tested positive for Covid-19 and were separated from the group for treatment.

They were all charged with illegal entry and will be deported after completing legal proceedings.

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