The crackdown follows a wave of arrests and prosecutions targeting illegal cross-border trade. Traders and drivers bringing in Thai merchandise with the assistance of junta-aligned Karen armed groups have been detained, along with members of the armed factions who facilitated the shipments. “Almost everyone who helped the trucks get through—including the drivers—was arrested and sentenced to two to three years in prison,” said a trader operating…
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