"The 17 people charged in this indictment ran a highly sophisticated sex trafficking scheme," said US Attorney Andrew Luger of the District of Minnesota. Charges against the suspects include conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, coercion, forced labor, money laundering and visa fraud. Thailand human traffickingThe indictment comes months after Thailand received an upgrade in this year's US State Department report on human trafficking. After two years on the list of worst-rated countries, Thailand's efforts in the fight against human trafficking seemed to be paying off. "Thailand has adopted a zero tolerance policy toward human trafficking," the nation's ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement.

Source: CNN October 06, 2016 05:37 UTC