123 Burmese arrested from an abandoned house in Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province

The Thailand police have arrested 123 Burmese nationals, who were hiding at an abandoned house in Kanchanaburi province, near the Myanmar border, said Thai news reports. 

They were arrested by  9 am on Thursday and the group includes 29 women.

The local news described them as illegal infiltrators, who were arrested by Kanchanaburi police from the border area.

The brokers, who brought the migrants, could escape and they were detained at Kanchanaburi police station following the order of Kanchanaburi immigration officer.

The  migrants are expected to be sent back to Myanmar.

The police have seized four vehicles, which were used to carry the group of Burmese .

The arrested Myanmar nationals reportedly paid Baht 15,000 to 30,000 each to the brokers. They were detained while waiting for their vehicle to enter the southern part of Thailand.