Police arrest 17 Bangladeshis wanted for human trafficking

24 November 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Government / Human rights / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Ministry of Interior / Provincial and local governments / Social development
Bangladesh / Department of Immigration / Khun Sambo / Ministry of Interior / Poipet International Checkpoint / Sok Phal / Sri Lanka / Uk Heisela

A yearlong investigation by immigration police culminated in the arrest on Saturday of 17 Bangladeshi men hiding in Phnom Penh and Poipet City to avoid charges of human trafficking in their home country, police said Sunday. Three of the fugitives, arrested at a guesthouse in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district at about 3 p.m., gave up the location of 14 of their countrymen also allegedly involved in the trafficking ring, according to Uk Heisela, chief of investigations at the Interior Ministry’s immigration department. …

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