Illegal Chinese caught with hundreds of mobile phonesHighway police stop the Toyota vehicle for a search in Prachin Buri early Sunday morning and find eight illegal Chinese migrants and bags containing hundreds of mobile phones. (Police photo)PRACHIN BURI - Highway police arrested eight illegal Chinese migrants and seized 283 mobile phones on a highway near the Cambodian border in this eastern province. Highway police commander Pol Maj Gen Pornsak Laorujiralai said the Chinese were caught travelling in a Toyota vehicle driven by a Thai man on highway 359 in tambon Krok Somboon of Sri Maha Phot district on Sunday morning. Police also found nine backpacks holding a total of 283 mobile phones, 118 charging cables, two notebook computers and accessories, Pol Maj Gen Pornsak said. Police impound the nine bags of mobile phones found with the illegal Chinese immigrants.

Source: Bangkok Post February 16, 2026 05:10 UTC