Overview

• The handover occurred on October 7 with support from Thai and Myanmar law enforcement, staff of the Russian Embassy in Bangkok, and a representative of Russia’s Interior Ministry in Thailand.
• Diplomats said the woman, identified as Ochirnimaeva, had been abducted in Bangkok and taken to Myanmar, where she was forced to work in an illegal call center.
• Officials plan to accompany her to Bangkok for a flight home following the coordinated operation.
• Russian diplomats warned of a transnational ring that recruits foreigners through online interviews by promising jobs in Thailand and then moves them illegally to Myanmar.
• The scheme reportedly bypasses official border checkpoints, illustrating the cross‑border tactics used to conceal forced‑labor operations.