Human Trafficker arrested in Surat Thani

Thai authorities arrested the alleged leader of a human trafficking gang on August 9^th. Ko Myo, a citizen from Myanmar, is suspected of being responsible for the deaths and murders of dozens of immigrants from Myanmar and of leading a group that smuggle hundreds of people to be sold as slaves. He has allegedly been operating for at least ten years and trafficked over seven hundred people from Myanmar illegally into Thailand.

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