Thai-Myanmar Border Scam Centers Could Hold Over 50,000 Trafficking Victims

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Thai police estimate there could be over 50,000 human trafficking victims working at scam and gambling centers on the country's border with Myanmar. Thailand is leading regional efforts to arrest the criminal gangs responsible and repatriate the victims.

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00:00Illegal scams and gambling centers along the Thai-Myanmar border are still suspected of

00:05holding thousands of human trafficking victims, despite efforts to shut them down.

00:10We haven't received any information yet.

00:13But according to our survey, there are probably more than 10,000 victims.

00:19Maybe 50,000 or 100,000.

00:21We can't say for sure.

00:23We're still operating.

00:27Thai authorities are leading a regional campaign to dismantle a network of centers operated

00:32by criminal gangs.

00:34Workers at these facilities are often held against their will.

00:37The police say a more coordinated effort is needed to help send victims from over 19 countries

00:42back home.

00:43More than 7,000 people have been freed from the area since February.

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