JOB SCAM / Police find 242 overseas Taiwanese with potential human trafficking ties
09/08/2022 10:26 PM
A recent investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) found that 242 Taiwanese with ties to criminal gangs were living in Cambodia and Myanmar who may have been involved in human trafficking operations that targeted Taiwanese, police said Thursday.
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