Rescue operation frees 29 Myanmar people from human traffickers

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.