Some 600 trafficking victims from Myanmar and Bangladesh who could have been sold into slavery... make it to shore.<br/> <br />The Bangladesh navy intercepted the operation, in what they call the biggest of its kind.<br/> <br />Navy Officer Commodore Naimur Rahman.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) NAVY OFFICER, COMMODORE NAIMUR RAHMAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"They were on a boat near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, 15 kilometers inside Bangladeshi waters. First, they tried to go to the west towards Myanmar but we chased them and caught the boat."<br/> <br />Authorities detained 14 crew members on board.<br/> <br />Officials say the trafficking victims often expect to sail Malaysia... but are ultimately kidnapped and taken to Thailand where they are held for ransom.<br/> <br />If relatives can't afford to secure their release, they're killed or sold as slaves.
