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Govt official surrenders in abuse enquiry

Police discuss the child sex trafficking case in Surat Thani province in May. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

The deputy director-general of the Department of Children and Youth and a Surat Thani Shelter for Children and Families official, who are alleged to have been involved in child sex trafficking, turned themselves in on Monday.

Phisit Poonpipat, 55, and Suwat Phaophan, 33, were implicated in the scandal after police teams raided 18 locations across Surat Thani linked to a sex trafficking ring in November last year.

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