He was speaking after chairing a meeting of police assigned to look into the smuggling of migrants into Thailand.
They are trying to piece together evidence in connection with the areas where the migrants were found. The sites include Tambon Padang Besar in Songkhla province, Satun, and Ranong.
The evidence obtained to date indicates that the trafficking was a transnational crime and this charge would be included in the charges already made against the suspects.