Kritsana Khamla is being
detained for smuggling 10 illegal Cambodians in the back of his truck.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
A Thai man was arrested for smuggling 10 illegal
Cambodians in the back of his truck.
Kritsana Khamla, 24, was apprehended in Jomtien Beach
Nov. 2 after running a police checkpoint. His alleged accomplice, identified
only as “Tom,” escaped.
Police had attempted to pull over Kritsana’s Toyota Vigo
pickup at Pratamnak Road but the vehicle failed to stop and officers
pursued. The vehicle finally stopped after crashing into a metal barrier on
Jomtien Beach Second Road and both Thais fled on foot.
In the covered bed of the Toyota, police discovered 10
Cambodians, including three women and a child.
Investigators claimed Kritsana confessed to the
smuggling, saying he’d picked up the Khmer workers in Rayong and was
shuttling them back to Srakaew from where they’d make their way to the
border. The fee was 1,400 baht each.
Police are holding Kritsana, believing he is part of a
larger human-trafficking ring.
