Cops nab 'migrant trafficker'Sa Kaeo immigration police chief Pol Col Arthit Yakaew on Wednesday tells the press how his team managed to arrest a woman who allegedly smuggled migrant workers into the country. Varuth HirunyathebThe Immigration Bureau (IB) has arrested a 55-year-old employment agent who allegedly trafficked illegal migrant workers from neighboring countries into Thailand. IB commissioner Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang only identified the suspect as Petcharat Sathon, at a press briefing on Wednesday. Officers caught her at a hotel in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district on Tuesday and she has been charged with smuggling migrant workers into the kingdom by bypassing checkpoints, he said. He said police were trying to find out who else was involved in her human trafficking network.

Source: Bangkok Post July 15, 2020 22:41 UTC