Thai national arrested for alleged trafficking women under pretenses of job opportunities

30 Apr

Cebelihle Bhengu

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Tip-offs led the police to a property in Edenvale where they rescued seven trafficked Thai women and arrested the suspect. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24)

A Thai national accused of trafficking will remain in police custody pending further investigations and the attendance of a Thai court interpreter.

Police spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said Anupong Chaiprasit appeared in the Germiston Magistrate's Court on Monday following an intelligence-led police search last Friday.

Ramovha said the tip-offs led the police to a property on Terrace Road in Edenvale, where they rescued seven trafficked Thai women and arrested Chaiprasit.

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