Sa Kaeo – A suspicious pickup truck caught the attention of border rangers at the Phai Lom checkpoint. Upon inspection, 1,200 packs of foreign cigarettes were found hidden in sacks and subsequently seized as evidence for legal processing.
On 24 October 2026, reporters learned that the Burapha Force, through the Khlong Hat Task Force, collaborated with the Sa Kaeo Excise Department to set up vehicle checkpoints aimed at preventing and intercepting illegal activities along the Sa Kaeo border area. During the operation, a suspicious pickup truck was found smuggling 1,200 packs of foreign cigarettes.
The incident occurred at 14:00 when the Burapha Force's Khlong Hat Task Force, including personnel from the 1303 Ranger Company, Khlong Hat Special Operations Platoon, and Sa Kaeo Excise officers, established a vehicle checkpoint at Checkpoint A.7 (Phai Lom), Village 8, Phan Suk Subdistrict, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province. During duty, officers noticed a suspicious Toyota pickup truck, color cream, license plate Kor Bor 1699 Sa Kaeo, and signaled the driver to stop. The driver was later identified as Mr. Wittaya Niamkham, 57, residing in Village 10, Khlong Kai Thuean Subdistrict, Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo Province.
Upon inspecting the truck bed, officers found sacks containing 1,200 packs of red VESS brand foreign cigarettes. The contraband was seized as evidence, totaling one item. After the seizure, the joint inspection team detained the involved individual and handed over the evidence to the Sa Kaeo Excise Department to proceed with legal action.