
NAKHON PHANOM: A patrol of the Mekong Riverine Unit arrested 57 Lao nationals who illegally crossed the Mekong river in long-tail boats to That Phanom district of this northeastern border province late on Saturday night.
Capt Chatchawal Toroong, the Nakhon Phanom MRU commander, said the patrol intercepted them on the river bank in tambon Nam Kam as they were leaving on three pickups.