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Shop owner arrested for running karaoke in front of prostitution

Pathum Thani, The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested a young man who had been on the run for 12 years and opened a karaoke shop as a front. But he secretly engaged in prostitution of Myanmar women under 18 years of age. In the end, he did not survive and was arrested at a gas station. Police arresting team of the Human Trafficking Suppression Division (CDC), Central Investigation Bureau An arrest warrant was brought to arrest Mr. Somwang, age 50, at the PTT gas station, Khlong 7, Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province, and charged him with the crime. 'Human trafficking for illegal exploitation of prostitution. A person over fifteen years of age but under eighteen years of age, in order to satisfy the desires of others It is the business of procuring lures or taking people away for obscene purposes. which a person is over fifteen years of age but not yet over eighteen years of age, even with that person's consent; is engaged in procuring, luring away, or taking away a person over fifteen years of age but not over eighteen years of age in order for that person to commit an act Prostitution, even if that person consents and whether the various actions which constitutes an offense may be committed within or outside the Kingdom and may the foreigner be hidden or assisted in any way in order to escape arrest.' By the end of 2012, police officers from the Crime Suppression Division discovered that Mr. Somwang had opened a karaoke massage shop as a front. In the area of ??Pathum Thani province There are illegal offers for sexual services. By bringing 5-6 young women of Burmese nationality under the age of 18 years to work in the shop and offering to sell sexual services of Myanmar women to customers using the shop. The officers then gathered evidence. Ready to plan to lure and buy sexual services from Myanmar women A price of 1,600 baht for prostitution was agreed upon and the shop received a share of 300 baht. Prosecutions have already been taken against the accused. But the accused escaped while bailing i n the prosecutor's office. and continually evaded capture There is no place of residence. Until recently So they planned to bring in forces to arrest Mr. Somwang. before being taken to the investigating officer prosecute according to law Initially, the accused He confessed to all charges. He admitted that he was the owner of a karaoke massage shop and that he was secretly offering sexual services to Burmese women. They received a share of 300 baht per person from the sale of sexual services from Myanmar women as compensation. Source: Thai News Agency