Fake national park vehicle used in Chinese smuggling attemptSecurity officials examine a pickup truck used in a smuggling attempt at a highway checkpoint in Thong Pha Phum district, Kanchanaburi, on Monday night. Photo: Piyarach ChongcharoenThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has ordered legal action against a Khao Laem National Park worker who tried to smuggle a Chinese national on a vehicle decorated with official emblems in Kanchanaburi province. Sathit has been accused of fitting his pickup truck with the decals to smuggle a Chinese national through the checkpoint in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum district. Sathit said he was instructed by a superior within his national park unit to pick up a group of Chinese nationals from a petrol station in Thong Pha Phum for transport. Mr Atthaphon said Sathit was dismissed from his job at Khao Laem National Park on Tuesday following the incident and is permanently blacklisted from future employment within the DNP.

Source: Bangkok Post April 08, 2026 15:58 UTC