More than 10 Thais set fire to create chaos in order to escape from a wire fraud center in Poipet City, and during the pursuit, 2 people were recaptured, and 9 people fled back to Thailand in a thrilling way. (In the heavy rain, another 71 Vietnamese "piglets" tried to escape from a casino in Bayu, but this time they were stopped by men in black and the police...) ）
According to Thai media reports, on December 18, chaos occurred at the crossing point in Yalan County, Sakaw Province, on the Thai side of the Cambodian-Thai border. More than 10 Thais escaped from the telefraud center on the Poipet side of Cambodia, and after being chased and attacked by a group of men, they tried to venture over the Thai-Cambodian border fence to escape, but were fortunately rescued by Thai immigration officials.
After inspection by border immigration officials, a total of 9 Thais (8 men and 1 woman) were found at the scene, shouting for help outside the port, and they were in poor physical condition with wounds on their bodies.
Upon questioning by immigration officials at the border, it was discovered that the group of Thais had escaped from a Chinese-controlled wire fraud center in Poipet City.
Previously, they were tricked into working for a stock exchange company in Poipet, Cambodia, which claimed that not only would they receive a high salary, but the company would also not use passports and would be reimbursed for their travel expenses.
They were then taken from the natural passage with their heads covered to a wire fraud company in Poipet. After that, they were confiscated of their mobile phones and belongings, 20 people slept in a room, were forbidden to go out, and were forced to defraud the Thai people.
About 200 Thais were imprisoned and forced to work in the company, and some young Thai women were forced into prostitution. One of the survivors told immigration officials that he had seen a fellow Thai man shot dead inside the building and then dumped outside the area.
In the end, they couldn't stand it anymore and heard that the Chinese boss was going to sell them, so they united 11 people to escape.
At around 3 a.m. on December 18, they set fire to the mattress in the room and started a fire, taking advantage of the chaos to break the doors and windows and escape. However, during the escape, there were clashes with security guards, some were slashed with knives, two others were captured, and only nine escaped.
At present, the above nine people have been taken to the hospital. The Thai side will conduct further investigation into the matter, and they will coordinate with Cambodian officials to provide emergency assistance to the Thai people who are still being held on the Cambodian side.