An Uzbek woman was arrested on immigration charges for allegedly forcing women from home into prostitution.
Firuza Najmetdinova was taken into custody by Chonburi immigration police at Pattaya’s Alabama apartment house Aug. 22. She entered Thailand on Sept. 22 last year and had not left.
She was charged with overstaying her visa by 243 days and was processed for deportation.
The Uzbekistan consulate-general had supplied police information on Najmetdinova, who admitted she was wanted on charges back home.
Immigration officials cited the arrest as proof of Thailand’s commitment to combat human trafficking.
