Thailand arrests key human trafficking suspect
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Thai authorities have arrested and charged a suspected human trafficker who allegedly sold hundreds of migrants from Myanmar into slavery to work in Thailand's fishing industry.
Police Maj. Gen. Chavalit Sawangpuech said Saturday that Ko Myo, a 42-year-old Myanmar national, was captured in a raid by police and justice officials on Aug. 1 in Thailand's southern province of Surat Thani. He said authorities pressed human trafficking charges against Ko Myo and were investigating his alleged involvement in a March murder. (AP)
