Bangladeshi among 9 traffickers held in Thailand

A Bangladeshi national is said to be among nine traffickers held by Thailand police today in view of the worldwide alarm over human trafficking.

Pol Maj Gen Puthichart Ekachan, deputy commissioner of the Region 9 Provincial Police Bureau, said at a press conference four of the nine surrendered while the other five were arrested on warrants, reports Bangkok Post.

The five captured were Abdullaseed Mantasum, Madyusop Billem, Cheta Yafat, Mid Mochuen and Usen, a Bangladeshi national.

The surrendering suspects were Posia Angchotiphan, Sompol Adam, a Muang district Satun provincial administration organisation representative, Somboon Sando and Somkiat Kaewpradap.

Pol Maj Gen Puthichart said the nine were members of human-trafficking rings in Songkhla, Satun and Ranong. They would be detained at the Region 9 Provincial Police operations centre for further questioning, he said.

Arrest warrants have been issued for 77 people, of whom 43 are now in detention and 34 still at large. Of the 77, 39 were from Songkhla, 19 from Satun and 12 from Ranong. Seven others were foreign nationals, he said.