TAK: Two Chinese language males had been arrested after illegally crossing the Moei River from Myanmar to Thailand in Mae Sot district on Friday morning.

Wang Yu Hai, 31, and Ho Gun Chuan, 21, had been noticed in a field by village volunteers patrolling end to Ban Mae Taosan Faculty in tambon Mae Tao, mentioned Capt Sasawat Sattayapong, commander of a defense force activity force.

A crew of police, troopers and immigration offials had been then despatched to arrest them

Under questioning, the 2 males mentioned they crossed the Moei River to tambon Mae Su in Mae Sot district from Myanmar. They then walked by corn fields sooner than they had been caught end to the college.

The pair had been taken to Mae Sot police teach for upright action.

Security along the Thai-Myanmar border has been tightened to stop illegal immigration and modify the unfold of the coronavirus. An outbreak of Covid-19 has been reported in Myawaddy, Myanmar, across the river from Mae Sot.