Maungdaw—A total of 30 human traffickers, including a Thai citizen, have been charged by the Sittwe District court for smuggling more than 200 Bengalis by ship in Rakhine State.
The trial began in August, said the plaintiff, who is a police officer.
On May 21, a total of 208 Bengalis were rescued by the Myanmar Navy in its sea territory near Maungdaw, and police charged two owners and 20 sailors of two schooners under sections 367, 371, 114 of the Criminal Act on June 22 at the Manugdaw Township court. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
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