Thai Police speeds up solutions to human trafficking

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BANGKOK, 2 June 2015 – Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police Pol.Gen. Ek Angsananont has confirmed to representatives of 18 countries that Thailand is urgently tackling the problem of human trafficking.

The deputy police chief on Tuesday attended a meeting with the 18 representatives. He told the press after the meeting that Thailand had continuously expedited solutions to the problem of human trafficking. Arrest warrants had been issued to 84 suspects—56 of them were arrested. No trace of physical assault was found on 34 from 36 bodies of illegal migrants and autopsies were being performed on the rest two bodies, said the deputy police chief.

Meanwhile, Secretary-General of the Anti-Money Laundering Office Pol.Col. Sihanat Prayunrat said there were assets worth more than 102 million baht seized from those involved in human trafficking groups. 33 items of land were being estimated, said Pol.Col. Sihanat.