{"id":6168,"date":"2026-01-04T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:52:13","slug":"366-suspects-arrested-in-human-trafficking-cases-last-year-rtp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/2026\/01\/04\/366-suspects-arrested-in-human-trafficking-cases-last-year-rtp\/","title":{"rendered":"366 suspects arrested in human trafficking cases last year: RTP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blurb-detail\">\n<h2 class=\"content-blurb\">The Royal Thai Police said its Anti-Human Trafficking Centre coordinated the arrest of 366 suspects last year, with 317 victims assisted or rescued, as online-linked cases continued to rise.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div id=\"paragraph-1\">\n<div class=\"content-detail font-buenard\">\n<p>The Royal Thai Police (RTP) announced on Sunday that its Anti-Human Trafficking Centre (AHTCC) coordinated the arrest of 366 suspects in human trafficking cases last year, while 317 victims were assisted or rescued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HF2.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6170\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HF2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HF2.webp 1300w, https:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HF2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HF2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thaianti-humantraffickingaction.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HF2-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-detail font-buenard\">\n<p>Pol Gen Thawatchai Pitaneelabutr, deputy national police chief and AHTCC director, said the centre received complaints in 279 human trafficking cases last year, broken down as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>246 cases involving forced sex work<\/li>\n<li>33 cases involving forced labour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of these, 15 cases involved victims forced to work for call-centre gangs, Thawatchai added.<\/p>\n<p>He said most of the victims \u2014 213 \u2014 were children and young people.<br \/>\nThawatchai added that last year\u2019s figures showed 170 cases involved crimes committed through online channels, indicating that traffickers have increasingly used online platforms to carry out their offences.<\/p>\n<p>He said the centre would step up proactive operations to prevent more people from falling victim to trafficking networks.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the RTP also places importance on the national referral mechanism to screen victims and distinguish them from gang members<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationthailand.com\/news\/general\/40060748\">The Nation Thailand\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbiznews.com\/news\/news-update\/1161738\">Bangkok Biznews\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Thai Police said its Anti-Human Trafficking Centre coordinated the arrest of 366 suspects last year, with 317 victims assisted or rescued, as online-linked cases continued to rise. 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