The Surasi Task Force and Lat Ya Task Force arrested three trucks smuggling generators and electrical control cabinets near the Ban Bo Nippon border, suspected of supplying a scam gang in the Pyay Tawngsu area.
On 14 May 2026, it was reported that on 12 May, Colonel Janyut Prasertphongthorn, Deputy Commander of Lat Ya Task Force, Surasi Task Force, 9th Infantry Division, Kanchanaburi Province; Lieutenant Colonel Pongsakorn Soisoi Soichawi, Commander of the Lat Ya Task Force patrol unit; Police Major General Phasavee Rueangphu, Provincial Police Commander of Kanchanaburi; Police Colonel Santi Pitaksakul, Superintendent of Sangkhla Buri Police Station; Border Patrol Police 134; Sangkhla Buri administrative officers; and Sangkhla Buri Customs jointly set up a security checkpoint at Ban Nam Kiek on Highway 323, Sangkhla Buri District, heading towards the Three Pagodas Pass checkpoint, Moo 8, Nong Lu Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi Province.
While on duty at the joint checkpoint at Nam Kiek, Moo 8, Nong Lu Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi Province, officials spotted three ten-wheel trucks traveling from Sangkhla Buri District towards Ban Phra Chedi. The officers signaled them to stop. The trucks slowed but did not stop and continued toward the Myanmar border. Officials pursued them to the Ban Bo Nippon entrance near Myanmar (approximately 300 meters from the border). Authorities intercepted all trucks, ordered them to stop, and escorted them back to the Nam Kiek joint checkpoint.
The officers then requested to inspect the vehicle documents, driver identification, and cargo papers from the drivers of the three ten-wheel trucks, consisting of:
1. Mr. Sataporn, age 36, with evidence including a HINO ten-wheel truck registered in Kamphaeng Phet Province. Inspection found three electrical control cabinets on the truck.
2. Mr. Sorasak, age 30, with evidence including a white ISUZU ten-wheel truck registered in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, carrying one electrical control cabinet and one generator.
3. Mr. Chana, age 33, and Ms. Sudanan, age 42, with evidence including a white ISUZU ten-wheel truck registered in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, carrying one generator.
Officers conducted a thorough inspection and requested customs clearance permits, which the drivers could not provide. The cargo consisted of large power generators and large electrical control cabinets valued at no less than 10 million baht, bearing Chinese labels. The suspects and cargo were taken to Sangkhla Buri Police Station. They were charged with attempting to export goods (electrical control cabinets) without customs clearance.
During questioning, all three suspects consistently stated they were contacted by a shipping company to pick up electrical control cabinets by the roadside near Surasi Camp and deliver them to Mr. Ruea (alias), a local resident of Ban Bo Nippon (Myanmar), adjacent to Ban Nam Kiek, Nong Lu Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi Province. They claimed they did not know the contents of the trucks and agreed on a fee of 12,000 baht to be paid upon delivery.
The arresting officers have handed all suspects and evidence over to investigators for legal proceedings.
The generators and control cabinets are believed to be destined for Pyay Tawngsu town in Myanmar. Security sources report that the Chinese Tao triad and scam gangs have relocated their operations to the Pyay Tawngsu area, more than 30 kilometers from the town center, creating high demand for generators in that region.