Border Town Residents in Malaysia feel safer after Malaysian authorities cracked down on human smuggling. The free-flow zone, which allowed Thais to travel to Wang Kelian and Malaysians to travel to Wang Prachan without passports, was closed in 2015 after mass graves of trafficked migrants were discovered. Few immigrants pass through the village today and the cross-border smuggling activities and an influx of tourists, including those traveling 525 km from Kuala Lumpur, have slowed dramatically.

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