Bangladesh arrests human trafficking ‘godfather’


A human trafficking camps uncovered along the Malaysia-Thai border

DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested a human trafficking “godfather” who is wanted in Malaysia for smuggling hundreds of migrants.

Police have arrested at least 20 traffickers in the past month including alleged kingpin Dil Mohammad on the weekend in the southern smuggling town of Teknaf bordering Myanmar.

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