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FRIDAY, MAY 09, 2025
20 rescued, 3 traffickers arrested en route to Malaysia from Teknaf

Bangladesh

TBS Report
16 October, 2024, 04:40 pm
Last modified: 16 October, 2024, 04:48 pm

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20 rescued, 3 traffickers arrested en route to Malaysia from Teknaf

TBS Report
16 October, 2024, 04:40 pm
Last modified: 16 October, 2024, 04:48 pm
Three involved in human trafficking, arrested from Teknaf on 16 October 2024. Photo: TBS
Three involved in human trafficking, arrested from Teknaf on 16 October 2024. Photo: TBS

Police have rescued 20 individuals who were being trafficked to Malaysia via the Teknaf coast in Cox's Bazar.

Among the rescued were eight Bangladeshis and 12 Rohingyas.

Three traffickers, including a woman, were arrested in connection with the incident.

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The rescue operation took place last night (15 October) in the South Lomburi area of Teknaf sadar union, said Teknaf police station officer-in-charge (OC) Muhammad Gias Uddin.

The arrested traffickers have been identified as Luna Begum, 36, Ridwan, 19, and Abdullah, 21.

20 rescued from human trafficking in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, on 16 October 2024. Photo: TBS
20 rescued from human trafficking in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, on 16 October 2024. Photo: TBS

"Based on the information that several individuals, including Rohingyas, were gathered at a residence in South Lomburi, preparing to be trafficked to Malaysia, we launched a raid. As police surrounded the house, five to six people attempted to flee. We managed to detain three of them, while others escaped," OC Gias Uddin said.

"During a search of the house, we rescued 12 Rohingyas, including 4 women, and 8 Bangladeshis," he added.

According to the OC, during initial questioning, the traffickers and those rescued revealed that an organised group has been actively involved in human trafficking through sea routes.

"The arrested traffickers were preparing to smuggle these victims to Malaysia in exchange for large sums of money," he said.

Legal action is being taken against the traffickers, and steps are underway to return the rescued individuals to their families, OC Gias Uddin added.

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