35 Security officials stop 25 illegal Myanmar migrants in Muang district, Kanchanaburi, on Dec 13. (Photo by Piyarat Chongcharoen)
Authorities are closing in on local state officials implicated in the smuggling of illegal migrant workers into Thailand.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday police were verifying the identities of several officials accused of being involved in the smuggling of migrants. The information has been supplied in tip-offs to the government by netizens.
The breakthrough follows Gen Prayut s call for people to offer any information they had about state officials and influential people being involved in people smuggling, the activity blamed for causing a surge in Covid-19 infections in recent weeks.