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18 arrested in trafficking probe

Railway police have arrested 18 suspects allegedly involved in human trafficking, and rescued 12 Vietnamese women. The suspects are from two human trafficking groups, according to a police statement on Monday. The investigation was launched after a suspect was allegedly found trafficking a Vietnamese woman on a train running from Kunming, Yunnan province, to Jinan, Shandong province, on Dec 12.