A feminine Taiwanese university student who went missing on March 29 is believed to be in Yangon, Myanmar, after flying to Bangkok, based on police in Taiwan. Police believe she fell sufferer to a human trafficking gang. There is Final of her leaving Thailand.
The 20 year outdated student of Providence University, surnamed Lin, arrived in Yangon on March 30, based on Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau, which launched an investigation on April 2, reports Taiwan News.
Police say that Lin travelled from Taichung to Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport in a white automobile on March 30 and took a flight certain for the United Kingdom at 8am. However, Lin by no means reached the UK as a outcome of she by no means boarded her connecting flight to London, disembarking in Bangkok.
Lin’s household grew involved after she by no means returned to have fun the Tomb Sweeping Festival with them in Taoyuan as she had promised.
Lin’s mom rang her daughter’s cell phone repeatedly. After ringing 20 instances, the telephone was picked up by Lin’s ex-boyfriend, Lee. Lee mentioned he didn’t know Lin’s whereabouts. Lin’s household stated the couple broke up in March.
Lee mentioned that Lin left her outdated phone behind before leaving the nation. However, police say that Lee has previously committed fraud and believe he could be hiding something.
After contacting Lin’s landlord who mentioned the house was empty, Lin’s mom filed a missing individuals report on March 29. Police examined CCTV footage to search out that Lin left her house at 8.30am on March 29.
Police found proof that Lin purchased a brand new mobile phone for 10,000 Taiwanese dollars (US$327) earlier than shopping for a one-way airplane ticket to London, abandoning her studies.
Reports say that Lin travelled to Yangon to satisfy her “new boyfriend” whom she met through her ex-boyfriend, Lee. Police say that because both Lee and the “new boyfriend” have a historical past of fraud, so Lin could also be a sufferer of organised human trafficking.
Police say there is no record of Lin leaving Thailand, suggesting she was smuggled or crossed over the border illegally..