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AMLO freezes alleged brothel owner's assets

AMLO freezes alleged brothel owner's assets

The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has decided to freeze Bt320 million in cash and assets belonging to a 58-year-old woman allegedly involved in operating brothels.

 

The freeze will allow police and other investigators to look into allegations that Pranom Praekongsung operated brothels and forced women into prostitution against their will, AMLO’s deputy secretary general Suvanee Sawangpol said Monday.
The frozen assets include two land title deeds in Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok district and an apartment in Songkhla province as well as money in 55 bank accounts seized during raids at Pranom’s premises in Songkhla on July 29 last year.
Praonom was arrested last year after separate raids at Charlie karaoke bar and Charlie spa in Songkhla allegedly operated by her led to the rescue of 70 women, 24 of whom were under 18.
Suvanee added that Pranom denied all the charges, claiming that the women did not work against their will.
This case may involve cross-border human trafficking as the Lao Embassy in Thailand has also alerted police about two female Laotians, aged under 15, suspected of being lured to work as prostitutes in Thailand. 
 
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