Two fishing boats were impounded and 15 illegal migrant workers jailed after a Fisheries Department inspection of a Sattahip pier.
Fisheries Deputy Director Bancha Sukkaew led the March 20 check for illegal labor at Warasin Pier in Samae San, finding 11 foreign fishermen using fake seabooks.
The boats were impounded and both owners and laborers arrested. The illegal fishermen face fines of 400,000-800,000 each while the owners will be hit with fines of 1.6 million to 4.4 million baht. Their fishing licenses also will be suspended for five years…