By Sandeep Singh Grewal
Thai authorities arrested a woman yesterday who is believed to be a ‘key figure’ in a human trafficking ring with links to Bahrain.
Police from the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division in Thailand arrested the 54-year-old in Samut Prakan province, south of Bangkok.
Wassana Meechan, named by the Thai media, allegedly promised women high-paying positions in Bahrain as masseuses but later forced them into prostitution.
She was wanted on an arrest warrant for allegedly being part of a human trafficking ring. Police Lieutenant General Jirabhop Bhuridej, commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), released details of the operations, published yesterday in the Bangkok Post daily newspaper.
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