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Trafficked Rohingya among illegal migrants caught in Songkhla

Some of the 61 illegal migrants from Myanmar who were caught at a resort in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, on March 25 while en route to Malaysia. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawong)

SONGKHLA: There were young Rohingya “victims of human trafficking” among 61 illegal migrants from Myanmar caught in Hat Yai district while en route to Malaysia, assistant police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn said.

Pol Lt Gen Surachate was speaking after arriving in Songkhla on Tuesday afternoon to follow up on the arrest of 61 illegal migrants on March 25 at a resort in tambon Thung Lung, Hat Yai district.

He said 39 were victims of human trafficking. They included 26 Rohingya aged 6-17 years. The 22 others were ordinary illegal migrants.

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