Trafficking networks prey on Rohingya prepared to risk all for new life

An investigation into the people-smuggling networks which transport Rohingya refugees from camps in Bangladesh towards Malaysia reveals a sophisticated and always-evolving operation worth millions of dollars in which members of the Rohingya community play a key role in trafficking their own people. Thai-registered fishing boats capable of holding 1,000 people, satellite phones, a mini-armada of smaller supply vessels and corrupt officials across Southeast Asia, as well as in the Bangladeshi camps, are also integral to the network. Video: GNES BUN, SAM JAHAN, ZAID SHIDQI, ZIK M, ZIKRI MAULANA / AFPTV / ENAMUL HASAN HANDOUT / AFP