Myanmar police arrest trafficking gang linked to deaths of 13 Rohingya


Each year hundreds make perilous attempts to flee the country, often travelling by boat to Malaysia or Indonesia. - AP

YANGON (AFP): Myanmar police have arrested 12 suspected members of a human trafficking gang linked to the deaths of 13 Rohingya, the military said.

Police raided a compound in Hlegu town near the commercial hub Yangon on December 9, seizing five vehicles and an oil tanker used in the trafficking, the junta said on Tuesday (Dec 20).

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