An illegal migrant from Myanmar shows a mugshot after being pictured at Tha Sala police station in Nakorn Si Thammarat province, Thailand May 6, 2017. Picture taken May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom
MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - People smuggling across the border from Myanmar to Thailand is on the rise despite a crackdown by authorities in both countries that has made it more expensive and dangerous, Thai immigration police say.
Thailand said earlier this year that it hoped its efforts against smuggling would be recognised by the United States in its annual Trafficking in Persons report expected next month.
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