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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Malaysia Finds 24 More Bodies of Suspected Trafficking Victims

Police in Malaysia say 130 bodies now found buried at abandoned jungle camps near Thailand border

Workmen walk among coffins at a cemetery near Alor Setar, Malaysia, on June 22, 2015. The coffins contain human remains found at abandoned trafficker camps that were discovered in May in Malaysia’s Wang Kelian. Workmen walk among coffins at a cemetery near Alor Setar, Malaysia, on June 22, 2015. The coffins contain human remains found at abandoned trafficker camps that were discovered in May in Malaysia’s Wang Kelian. PHOTO: REUTERS

Associated Press-Aug. 23, 2015
The Wall Street JournalKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Malaysian police say they have found another 24 bodies of suspected victims of human trafficking in jungles bordering Thailand.
Authorities in May said they discovered more than 100 suspected graves in abandoned jungle camps in northern state of Perlis, a remote area bordering Thailand that trafficking syndicates used as a transit point.
Most were believed to be from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority andimpoverished migrants from Bangladesh.
Police say another 24 bodies have been discovered this week, in addition to 106 bodies found earlier. Police said in a statement Sunday that the bodies have been sent for autopsy.
The discoveries in northern Malaysia followed similar revelations earlier in May in Thailand, where police unearthed 36 bodies from shallow graves in seven abandoned camps on the Thai side of the border.
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