Human trafficking gang arrested

[rooster59]

Human trafficking gang arrested

By JESSADA JANTARAK 
THE NATION

 

 

IMMIGRATION police have rescued 30 Ugandans from a human-trafficking gang in one of the bureau’s biggest operations of the final quarter of the year.

 

The bureau’s chief Pol Lt-General Suttipong Wongpin said yesterday that all victims were female Ugandans who had suffered at the hands of fellow Ugandans and identified Belinda Namuli and Moses Musoki as suspected human traffickers. 

 

 

“Our investigations allowed us to track down Namuli. She lived at a condominium in Bangkok’s Klong Tan area,” he said. 

 

He said that after Namuli was arrested, immigration police found and arrested Musoki before rescuing the victims. 

 

According to Suttipong, his bureau also arrested Nareerat Mudkhuntod and Rattanaporn Jamsai for allegedly luring Thai women into prostitution in Oman. 

 

“Their victims were promised jobs as masseuses but once they arrived in Oman, they were forced into the flesh trade,” Suttipong said. 

He said those who refused to carry out sex services were warned they would have to pay millions of baht to cover the expenses already incurred in getting them to Oman. 

 

Suttipong said in a separate case an Indian national, Agarwal Prashant, had been arrested for taking a bag accidentally left behind by another air passenger in Suvarnabhumi Airport’s baggage x-ray zone. 

 

Prashant was charged with theft after being caught red-handed carrying the bag that contained cash and credit cards belonging to the victim. 

 

According to Suttipong, more than 35 million foreigners visited Thailand this year, with Chinese the biggest group of foreign visitors followed by Malaysians, South Koreans, Indians, Japanese and Russians.

 

 

Of these, 1,867 had overstayed, Suttipong said, and Chinese visitors once again the topped the list, followed by Indians, Vietnamese, Pakistanis and Nigerians. 

 

During the past year, more than 28,000 foreigners were arrested for violating Thai laws and between October 1 and December 15, immigration police had refused entry to 1,760 foreigners

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30335067

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-12-30

[chrisinth]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

During the past year, more than 28,000 foreigners were arrested for violating Thai laws and between October 1 and December 15, immigration police had refused entry to 1,760 foreigners

 

I think I'm changing my name to Thomas because I'm doubting this a lot.

 

With the figures above I make that an average of 76 foreigners "arrested" every day (28,000 divided by 365) and turning away an average of 23 people a day during the 76 day period between Oct 1 and Dec 15.

 

Even assuming the 28,000 "arrests" were made by all branches of the police here, the same police force that takes days/weeks/months to issue an arrest warrant for one of their own, something isn't right in their statement.

 

Either that or I'm living in a bubble with the rose tinted glasses on again........................

[wvavin]

What is the point here? Efficiency? Capability? LOL.........

[Wake Up]

I had the pleasure of meeting a Thai immigration officer from Khon Kaen and a police captain from Buriram. Despite some valid criticisms of some bad apples these two Thai people are some of the finest people you will ever meet. They are the opposite of what I read on TVF and they work hard and care about their country. 

[sambum]

It's got to be a first! Only 1 cop in the picture, and he's not actually pointing as such - gesticulating - yes!

 

But where are the pics of the actual "gang" and "victims"?

Edited December 30, 2017 by sambum

[farcanell]

2 hours ago, chrisinth said:

 

I think I'm changing my name to Thomas because I'm doubting this a lot.

 

With the figures above I make that an average of 76 foreigners "arrested" every day (28,000 divided by 365) and turning away an average of 23 people a day during the 76 day period between Oct 1 and Dec 15.

 

Even assuming the 28,000 "arrests" were made by all branches of the police here, the same police force that takes days/weeks/months to issue an arrest warrant for one of their own, something isn't right in their statement.

 

Either that or I'm living in a bubble with the rose tinted glasses on again........................

Totally agree... I don’t see anywhere near those numbers reflected in the “horrible farangs” section of thai visa.

 

so.... fake....  toadully fake

[cookieqw]

Their was at least 20 Ugandans working the coconut bar in patts, gone now.

[peterb17]

5 hours ago, cookieqw said:

Their was at least 20 Ugandans working the coconut bar in patts, gone now.

How would you know? Did you see their ( not there) passports? 

One can gather you were looking to go where hundreds have been before.

 

Get rid of the punters- cut down on the trafficked boys and girls .

[Megasin1]

12 hours ago, sambum said:

It's got to be a first! Only 1 cop in the picture, and he's not actually pointing as such - gesticulating - yes!

 

But where are the pics of the actual "gang" and "victims"?

It's got me too...im totally lost on what he's singing without the bouncy ball to help...but I like his karaoke confident style ?

[mikebell]

All the above statistics are from the TAT book entitled 'Gazing into Crystal Balls'.

[The Deerhunter]

19 hours ago, chrisinth said:

 

I think I'm changing my name to Thomas because I'm doubting this a lot.

 

With the figures above I make that an average of 76 foreigners "arrested" every day (28,000 divided by 365) and turning away an average of 23 people a day during the 76 day period between Oct 1 and Dec 15.

 

Even assuming the 28,000 "arrests" were made by all branches of the police here, the same police force that takes days/weeks/months to issue an arrest warrant for one of their own, something isn't right in their statement.

 

Either that or I'm living in a bubble with the rose tinted glasses on again........................

Yes some of those numbers do seem a trifle suspect.  TIT !

[Mickmouse1]

This 30 Ugi women are different from the other 30 arrested last week for prostitution? ?

[metisdead]

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