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Local media reports indicate that the convictions are linked to trafficking activities along the dangerous "eastern route", which is commonly used by...

The traffickers work with agents using the internet to lure their victims through making bogus promises of lucrative jobs and education scholarships.

Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the individuals are affiliated with recruiting agencies or an organised group.

According to Interpol, the timber was nabbed between November 11 and December 6 last year during the operation dubbed Operation Thunder.

The victims were found in a four-bedroomed house, from where they were held, beaten, and coerced to ask for money from relatives .