Lao 'family' of six detained in Ubon Ratchathani

Six Laotians were detained in Ubon Ratchathani province on Saturday when they were waiting for a Thai man to take them to Bangkok.

At 5pm, police managed to detain three male and three female Laotions in Na Tan district. They said that they were a family looking for jobs in Thailand.

A Thai man who was responsible for taking them to the capital charged each of them Bt2,500 and told them to wait in a house.

They were taken to be screened for Covid-19 while the person who made the deal for their travel was summoned to the police station for investigation.

Lao 'family' of six detained in Ubon Ratchathani

Six Laotians were detained in Ubon Ratchathani province on Saturday when they were waiting for a Thai man to take them to Bangkok.

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