Myanmar’s neighboring countries, including the Philippines, could be exit points for Myanmar refugees trafficked outside the country.
Malaysian police recently busted five immigration officials who received payments from an international trafficking syndicate that sells refugees for forced labor, a July 21 AFP report in Inquirer.net said.
The syndicate operates in the “Malaysia-Thai border” and on to other “exit points in other international countries,” according to the report.
The five officials were among nine who had helped facilitate the transport of the refugees across the country starting last year. Four had been detained since. More details here.
