
KANCHANABURI: Eighty-three people were arrested after crossing the border illegally from Myanmar into Thong Pha Phum district on Thursday, police said.
Thong Pha Phum police chief, Pol Col Santi Pithaksakul, said the army’s Surasee Task Force together with police officers found 60 men and 23 women hiding in a cave near Vajiralongkorn Dam. They were taken to Thong Pha Phum police station via 10 pickup trucks for questioning.