The Bang Bua Thong Police Special Operations Unit, together with the Nonthaburi Provincial Employment Office, tracked down and arrested Cambodian migrant workers who had been secretly employed as laborers for nearly six years, earning daily wages of 450 to 600 baht.
At 3:00 p.m. on 23 June 2026, Police Lieutenant Suraket Wisetnakorn, Deputy Chief of the Investigation Division at Bang Bua Thong Police Station, along with the Special Operations Unit and Ms. Araya Chantaworn from the Nonthaburi Provincial Employment Office and her team, jointly arrested Ms. Yurada Chanhom, 55, Miss Boleak Chhoeurm, 21, Cambodian national, Mr. Chhork Phav, 29, Cambodian national, Mr. Norm Hat, 54, Cambodian national, and Ms. Pud (alias), 18, Cambodian national.
The arrests took place at a company producing and selling ready-made decorative plaster lotus flowers in Lam Pho Subdistrict, Bang Bua Thong District, Nonthaburi Province. Charges include employing foreigners without work permits (Ms. Araya), foreigners residing in the kingdom with expired permission, and working without valid work permits.
This followed complaints received by Nonthaburi labor officials about foreigners working illegally. They assigned the arrest team to inspect migrant workers under a search warrant from Nonthaburi Provincial Court No. 620/2569 dated 22 June 2026 at the plaster lotus production site.
Upon arrival at the scene, officials observed two females and four males who appeared to be foreigners working as laborers, preparing materials, lifting items, and shaping plaster lotus flowers. Officials identified themselves and requested to check their identity and work permit documents.
Inspection revealed the detained foreigners had permission to stay in the kingdom with NON L-A visas that had expired and lacked work permits. Some had no passports or work permits at all. The four detainees had worked from six months up to six years, earning daily wages between 450 and 600 baht. Ms. Yurada identified herself as the employer of these migrant workers. They were all taken into custody and sent to Bang Bua Thong Police Station for legal prosecution.