BANGKOK: Twenty-three human-trafficking agents were arrested during a major operation by the Thai police to stop southern Thailand from becoming a transit point for migrants trying to cross illegally into Malaysia.
The operation, which began in May, also uncovered major trafficking routes used by human-trafficking syndicates to smuggle illegals from Myanmar to Thailand with Malaysia as their final destination.
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