Thai troops detain 20 Chinese nationals in Mae Sot; 16 lack passports
The February 23 operation involved 20 suspected illegal entrants, four with passports and 16 without. The group said they had escaped a scam compound in Myanmar.
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Thai troops detained 20 Chinese nationals suspected of illegal entry in Mae Sot district, Tak province, on February 23. Four were carrying passports and 16 had none.
The group had crossed the Moei River from Shwe Kokko in Myawaddy, Myanmar, and said they had escaped from an online scam compound.
They were being processed over suspected illegal entry and stay and transferred to immigration authorities for further investigation. Compiled by the editorial team.
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