Human trafficking suspect handed over to Myanmar
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Thailand on Monday handed over to Myanmar a Myanmar national wanted in his home country for alleged involvement in human trafficking.
Ranong Governor Suriyan Kanjanasil presided over the hand over. Myanmar was represented by immigration officials of Koh Song province opposite Ranong.
The suspect was identified only as Zhi who the governor said was a prime suspect and wanted in Myanmar, where he was accused of being a front man in a forced labour racket in the fishery industry.
Some 300 Myanmar citizens filed complaints with Myanmar authorities, saying that they paid fees to Zhi who promised them construction and general work only to be forced to work in fishing vessels.
The suspect was identified only as Zhi who the governor said was a prime suspect and wanted in Myanmar, where he was accused of being a front man in a forced labour racket in the fishery industry.
Some 300 Myanmar citizens filed complaints with Myanmar authorities, saying that they paid fees to Zhi who promised them construction and general work only to be forced to work in fishing vessels.
The Myanmar authorities alerted their Thai counterparts that Zhi had escaped to Ranong, the governor said. Zhi was found running a restaurant in Muang district as a front for his syndicate.
This is the second time Ranong authorities have handed over a Myanmar suspect in human trafficking this year.
Pol Col Myan Khai, chief of the antihuman trafficking unit of Myanmar, said that Zhi was also a suspect in many other cases including murder.
Pol Col Myan Khai, chief of the antihuman trafficking unit of Myanmar, said that Zhi was also a suspect in many other cases including murder.
