Four arrested in Thailand for child sex trafficking operation

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Four individuals implicated in child sex trafficking have been apprehended in Bangkok and Samut Prakan, according to a police announcement today. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) of the police force detained the two suspects. Criminal Court arrest warrants had been issued for the pair on September 6.

The suspects, 40 year old Noppadol Chanthong and 51 year old Khachaporn Khlainakpheuk, are accused of aiding and abetting human trafficking, deriving earnings from prostitution and coercing or enticing minors under the age of 15 into sexual exploitation. Two significant suspects, website administrator 41 years old Warit Wattanawongchai and website owner 41 years old Pheeraphon Jaensapsin were later detained by law enforcement as part of the sex trafficking ring.

The two men were also the subjects of arrest…