HUMAN trafficking is a heinous crime. The recent discovery of mass graves on the Thai side of the Malaysia-Thailand border is testimony to its existence and the fact that it is too close to home for comfort. In fact, despite the resulting spate of arrests by Thai authorities, involving only its nationals, few doubt that Malaysians are implicated in the cross-border crime as well. A raid by Malaysian police in Kedah in March, for instance, uncovered a possible human trafficking syndicate. That there is no involvement by Malaysians in the transborder smuggling of humans moving in both directions is not plausible. Involving victims mainly from Myanmar and Bangladesh, the survivors of these border death camps tell of only grim tales of humanity so base, that they deserve no recognition as humans. Survivors are always emaciated.
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