Myanmar woman arrested for trafficking

Description: 

"A 37-year-old Myanmar woman was arrested earlier this month at a home in Samut Songkhram on charges of human trafficking and providing shelter to illegal migrants in an extended probe into a human trafficking ring, police said. The arrest was announced on Friday at a press conference by the Immigration Bureau. The suspect, who was identified only as "Ms A", was implicated by a Thai suspect, Thanachai Mangthim, a mail van driver who had been caught transporting 13 illegal Myanmar migrant workers to the Thai-Malaysian border in Songkhla in May. Mr Thanachai told police that he had been contacted by a Myanmar woman several times to transport migrant workers. He identified "Ms A" as his contact in photos shown at the Samut Songkhram immigration office..."

Source/publisher: 

"Bangkok Post" (Thailand)

Date of Publication: 

2019-07-12

Date of entry: 

2019-10-04

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Countries: 

Myanmar, Thailand

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good