Thai authorities have rescued nearly 30 Myanmar victims from alleged human traffickers’ hands in Phuket province, Thailand’s The Nation reported on 2 February.
The rescue operation relied on information provided by a Myanmar man who successfully escaped from the clutches of the suspected traffickers, who were also from Myanmar.
“We have finally discovered a small place where 29 victims were locked inside on the province's Siray Island,” Anti-Human Trafficking Division's commander Pol Maj General Kornchai Klayklueng said at a press conference held on February 1.
Police managed to arrest three suspects.
Rescue operation frees 29 Myanmar people from human traffickers
02 February 2016
Rescue operation frees 29 Myanmar people from human traffickers