he treatment and imprisonment ofyoung Lao migrants at a farm in Nakhon Pathom is appalling. The full story is still emerging but it is clear already that shocking crimes were committed. This case is a test of the new human trafficking laws and proce- dures the national priority-ushered in and announced by the Prayut government. Initial testimony by two ofthe victims and residents in the area has shocked even hardened polieemen. The brutality of this case is magnified by two components. The first is the obvious premeditation involved.