Navy inspections find no illegal workers on Phuket fishing boats
Navy inspections find no illegal workers on Phuket fishing boats
PHUKET: Random inspections of four Phuket fishing boats by Navy personnel yesterday (Mar 4) found no illegal migrant workers among the 147 fishermen checked, reports the Thai Navy.
Photo: THAI-MECC Area 3
The raids were conducted to prevent any illigal human trafficking, reported Vice Admiral Cherngchai Chomcherngpat of the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command.
V/Adm Cherngchai also serves as Director of the Third Area Command’s Maritime Enforcement Coordination Centre (THAI-MECC Area 3), which conducted the inspections yesterday, led by Capt Kriangkrai Lai-ngern of Phuket Naval Security Control Centre.