Malaysian police say another mass grave has been found along its
border with Thailand, containing the bodies of 24 people.
The grave was
discovered in Bukit Wang Burma, in the Wang Kelian area of Malaysia's Perlis
state on Saturday, according to a Malaysian official.
Autopsies are
being carried out on all the remains at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor
Setar, Kedah.
It's feared the bodies
are another grim sign of extent of the human trafficking operation that's been
allowed to flourish in the region.
Earlier this year,
graves were found on both sides of the Malaysia and Thai borders, in thick
jungle near camps that appeared to have been there for some time.
In May, Malaysian
authorities found 139 graves near the town of Wang
Kelian, and
as many as 28 illegal camps.
It's believed that as
many as 300 migrants were held in the camps, which were fortified with fences
and sentries built from wood cut from the jungle.
Thailand has also
found a number of camps and graves
during a crackdown on people smuggling. Authorities have made a number of
arrests, amid questions about how the camps were able to remain undetected for
so long.
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