Ranong authorities arrested 24 illegal migrant workers from Myanmar over the weekend in La-un district.

Ranong Governor Jatupot Piyumputra revealed at a press conference that 24 migrants were arrested on Saturday night after entering Thailand illegally. He was joined by military officials from the 25th Infantry Regiment and others from the Provincial Immigration Bureau of Ranong.

Among those arrested, 17 of them were males, including one boy, and the rest were females. Two other Myanmar nationals also captured by authorities are believed to be the traffickers.

According to the authorities, these illegal migrants were on their way to their employers in Phuket, Chumphon, Samut Sakhon, Bangkok and Malaysia. They will be charged with illegal entry after failing to present traveling and other related documents to the authorities.

The governor said they would be treated according to human right principles. The migrants were given food and water before having to go through legal procedures.

By: National News Bureau of Thailand

Published on: 3 October 2016