Thai Examiner
Police probing Chinese woman’s kidnapping on the trail of human trafficking gang. More victims feared
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Photos of bound Chinese people found on a suspect’s phone transform one woman’s dramatic checkpoint rescue into a major trafficking inquiry. Four Thai men face charges as police trace foreign organisers, financial links and the route towards Myanmar.
Key facts
- The evidence emerged after four Thai men were arrested while transporting a 29-year-old Chinese woman towards Myanmar
- Photos of bound Chinese people found on a suspect’s phone transform one woman’s dramatic checkpoint rescue into a major trafficking inquiry
- Four suspects deny kidnapping as police uncover photographs of bound Chinese nationals on a phone
- Senior police question rescued Chinese woman after a Singapore contact offered a paid Thailand trip
- Airport pickup takes Chinese woman to Samut Prakan before four men seize and bind her in a car
- Bound Chinese woman signals police before driver races through checkpoint sparking police pursuit
Summary
The Royal Thai Police has widened a kidnapping investigation into a hunt for a possible major human trafficking ring after finding photographs of other bound Chinese victims on the suspects’ phones. The evidence emerged after four Thai men were arrested while transporting a 29-year-old Chinese woman towards Myanmar. She had been lured to Thailand through a contact in Singapore, collected at the airport and later tied up inside their car.
The Royal Thai Police has widened its investigation into the abduction of a 29-year-old Chinese woman near Bangkok. Four Thai men seized her and drove north towards the Myanmar border, police said. Their journey ended after Kamphaeng Phet officers spotted her signalling for help inside their car. The driver fled the checkpoint, triggering a police pursuit and four arrests.