Thai women fall prey to smuggling ring, as surrogacy remains illegal
Police arrest Thai women suspected of being illegal surrogate mothers in Bangkok in 2020. File Photo
When a one-year-old toddler named Thaenthai recently went missing from GS Kik nursery in Bangkok, it soon became clear that there was a dark side to the case.
A team from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) became involved after local police found that the baby was likely the victim of transnational surrogacy syndicates operating in the Central, North and Northeast regions.
According to a source at the DSI, some syndicates open nurseries or maid service companies as a front for sourcing children from mothers who are vulnerable to the cash…
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