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Seven Bangladeshis pretending to be monks held in Thailand

Seven Bangladeshis pretending to be monks held in Thailand
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Seven Bangladeshis, who put on dresses of Budhist monk, were arrested in Thailand on Sunday.

They wore the dresses to avoid scanner of immigration, Thailand media The Thaiger  reported.

After conducting a raid, Thailand Songkhla Immigration and Hat Yai Tourist police detained them.

The all seven arrested people are male, the media said. They wanted to go to Malaysia.  The detained people were with bald head.

To avoid notice of authorities concerned and mix up with the local people, they followed the policy.

Among the arrested people, one person aged 46 admitted to have led the team. They entered Thailand via Myanmar. Their final destination was Malaysia, Thailand media The Pattaya reported.

According to the news, they had normal dresses with them. In addition, they had no proof that they are Buddhist monks. Police suspected their identities.

They have been accused of illegal trespass.