Suspected Filipino trafficking victims intercepted in Thailand

Col. Dominador Matalang (in blue shirt) with two Royal Thai Immigration Police while interrogating the suspected would-be human trafficking victim. -- Photo courtesy of Col. Dominador Matalang via Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN

MANILA/BANGKOK (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): A suspected Filipino human trafficking victim (HTV) who posed as a tourist bound for Myanmar was stopped by the Royal Thai Immigration Police with assistance from Col Dominador Matalang of the Philippine Embassy’s Office of the Police Attache on Saturday (Feb 22).

The suspected HTV, “Robert” (not his real name) travelled via the back door , from Tawi-Tawi to Sabah, Penang, Hatyai and Don Mueang Airport