Illegal Myanmar migrants captured at the border. The Defence Ministry warns any state official found to be involved in human trafficking will face severe punishment. Royal Thai ArmyMore than 30,000 illegal migrants have been deported since the beginning of the year with the numbers rising ahead of the country's reopening on Monday, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. Employers are also being encouraged to cooperate by not hiring illegal migrant workers who may not have been tested for Covid-19 and carry the risk of causing more outbreaks, he said. Most of the 30,343 illegal migrants detained were caught along the Thai-Myanmar and Thai-Cambodian borders, especially in Chiang Mai, Tak, Kanchanaburi and Chanthaburi, he said.
