Police in Thailand on Sunday detained several Myanmar nationals who had illegally crossed the border while hiding in plastic containers in the bed of a pickup truck. Authorities have charged the stowaways - who say they were looking for work - with illegal entry and violating Thailand’s Communicable Disease Act, while the pickup truck driver was accused of smuggling and helping migrants evade arrest.
Thailand has recently ramped up its efforts to crack down on illegal entrants from Myanmar in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and in the wake of widespread unrest across the border following the military’s Feb. 1 ouster of the democratically elected government.
Photos: AFP via Royal Thai Army
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