Kanchanaburi Police Install Multilingual Warning Signs at Border Checkpoints to Combat Scam Gangs

Key summary

The Sangkhlaburi Police Station in Kanchanaburi has installed warning signs in four languages (Thai, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese) at three key border checkpoints along the Thailand-Myanmar frontier. The signs feature seven questions designed to help travelers identify risks of being lured into scam operations based on recent cases where foreigners were deceived into using Thailand as a transit point before crossing illegally to Myanmar's Kayin State. Police Chief Superintendent Sanit Pitakasuk ordered the installation following reports that criminal gangs operate from Pyaungtongyu, opposite the Jed Yod Sam Ong checkpoint, offering high wages but forcing victims into illegal labor. The signs are placed at joint checkpoints in Prang Phlu, Nong Lu (Ranti Bridge), and Nong Lu (Nam Kiek). Authorities urge travelers to verify employer details before crossing and provide contact numbers for the police station (034-595-300) and emergency line 191.