Somdee
Yadthamtrai and three Cambodians were taken into custody by Rayong
Immigration Police.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
Rayong Immigration Police arrested a Thai former taxi
driver for allegedly transporting Cambodian illegal aliens to work
assignments around the Kingdom.
Somdee Yadthamtrai, 55, and three Cambodians were taken
into custody Feb. 16 after immigration officials pulled over Somdee’s gray
Toyota sedan near an irrigation canal in Bankai District. The Khmer citizens
were charged with illegally entering Thailand and Somdee with human
trafficking.
Police said Somdee confessed that he was paid up to 5,000
baht per person to transport illegal laborers to work assignments or back to
the border. Officials said he claimed to have made more than 100 runs before
getting caught.
