BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai police said on Thursday that they
had arrested 22 people for alleged involvement in trafficking of Rohingya
migrants from Myanmar as part of an ongoing large-scale crackdown launched in
May, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
According to Major-General Paween Pongsirin, a senior police
commander in south Thailand, 26 new arrest warrants have been issued for
suspects of human trading and money laundering, and 16 others for money
laundering related to trafficking, bringing the total number of warrants issued
to 145.
In July, Thai prosecutors also announced that 72 people have
been indicted for trans-boundary human trafficking.
Among those indicted was Lieutenant General Manas Kongpan,
who stands accused for overseeing trafficking in the country’s south.
Recently, over 3,500
Bangladeshi people and Myanmars Rohingya Muslim followers have fled to
Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Source: Vietnam News Agency, Bernama
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