Police in Thailand have arrested 23 people as of Wednesday, while arrest warrants have been issued against 61 others for their suspected involvement in human trafficking, a police officer said. Police have launched a search operation against those still at large, according to Phuttichart Ekachan, Deputy Chief of Thailand's Provincial Police Region 9, which is based in southern Songkhla province, Xinhua reported. Those captured include local politicians, Government officials, Phuttichart said, stressing that police will go after all suspects, solely based on evidence and regardless of what positions they hold.