The sign at the airport said 'Welcome' but for the 21 Thais rescued from a sex-trafficking ring in Muscat, the reality was quite different. Twenty-one Thai women who were forced into the flesh trade in Oman were rescued during a raid in Muscat. Ms Supanan and Ms Natthanicha, accused of detaining the women against their will in Oman, were arrested during the raid. The raid came after Thai authorities were tipped off last month by three Thai women who earlier escaped from the sex trade in Muscat and returned to Thailand with help from the Thai embassy. A joint force of over 100 Thai and Omani authorities launched the raid at two adjacent apartments in Muscat and rescued the 21 women.

Source: Bangkok Post September 25, 2016 23:48 UTC