Sa kaeo: Police from Khlong Luek Police Station launched an operation to raid "Baan Jae Sao" and apprehend a gang that smuggled illegal workers across the border. They used cars and boats to conceal themselves and illegally cross the border at Ban Khlong Luek in Sa Kaeo Province. "Jae Sao," 68, tearfully insisted she had no knowledge of the smuggling of illegal workers. According to Thai News Agency, a high angle view shows a house with a pink roof, located next to a canal on the Thai-Cambodian border in Ban Wang Mon, Village No. 3, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province. There is a fence around the edge. You can see a boat transporting workers from the Cambodian side entering this house, then a group of about 10 people get off the boat and walk to a black pickup truck before disappearing into the house with the pink roof. Another aerial shot shows a white car driving along the canal towards a house with a pink roof. Later, a group of men and women walk out of the car carrying luggag e and walk into the house. It is believed they are attempting to illegally board a boat across the border to Cambodia. These photographic evidences serve as a guideline for the investigation by the Burapha Task Force, the Aranyaprathet Special Task Force, and the Khlong Luek Police Station. Colonel Chainarong Kasi, Commander of the Aranyaprathet Special Task Force, revealed that on October 5, 2015, Aranyaprathet Special Task Force soldiers received a report of a people smuggling operation from Poipet, Cambodia, into Thailand in Tha Kham Subdistrict. They investigated using drones and discovered the network's illegal crossing of the border, using flat-bottomed fiberglass boats, around evening until dusk. The process's method is that people intending to cross the border into and out of Cambodia are transported to this house by private vehicle, a so-called "waiting point." From there, a secret passage behind Je Sao's house serves as a boarding and disembarking point for boats crossing the Phrom Hot Canal both to and from the Cambodian side. The topography of Je Sao's house has been closely guarded by a wall, effectively concealing it from scrutiny by officials. Yesterday, officers from Khlong Luek Police Station, along with local administrative officials and security forces, searched the residence of 68-year-old Ms. Bang-on, also known as "Jae Sao," and her husband, Mr. Niwat, after a court issued a search warrant in a case of illegal people crossing the border in Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province. Ms. Sao arrived at the house, relying on a cane to support herself. She then fully cooperated with the officers who entered the house to search. Officials showed Ms. Sao drone footage showing suspicious activity behind the house and a secret passageway across a deep canal. Through tears, Ms. Sao insisted she had no involvement or knowledge of the illegal Cambodian traffic. During the search, reporters spoke with the homeowner, who both insisted she had no involvement in the previously arrested human trafficking ring. 'We didn't do anything. We stayed at home selling pork and cooked-to-order food. It's true we have a boat, but we don't ferry people across the canal. They have boats, so they can row wherever they want. I don't know anything about it.' Ms. Sao added that she usually stays at home and rarely goes out due to poor health. She uses a cane to walk and has a history of falls that have led to brain damage. She and her husband were shocked by the large number of officials and reporters at their home, as they never expected to be accused of involvement in smuggling people across the border. Officers from Khlong Luek Police Station revealed that the search was conducted pursuant to a court warrant. "Jae Sao" and her husband have not been arrested, as the investigation continues to expand into their connection to the previously busted human trafficking network.