The alert came as new figures revealed a substantial rise in cyber-linked trafficking cases throughout 2025, prompting the Royal Thai Police to intensify enforcement and prevention measures nationwide. Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, also head of the Anti-Human Trafficking Centre, said on Sunday that the Royal Thai Police is prioritising efforts to combat human trafficking in response to evolving criminal tactics. Most trafficking cases, or 246 of them, involved sexual exploitation, which is 90 cases lower than the year before, at 336 cases. The 2025 statistics also underline the growing threat of cyber-enabled crime, with 170 human trafficking cases conducted through online channels, accounting for more than half of all cases, he said. In particular, this concerns groups who may be deceived into working in call centre scam networks in neighbouring countries.

Source: Bangkok Post January 06, 2026 05:15 UTC