International prostitution ring busted


GEORGE TOWN, 10 Feb -- Seramai 19 wanita warga asing dipercayai mangsa pemerdagangan manusia yang ditahan Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (JIM) negeri dalam serbuan di sebuah apartment di Jalan Perak, tengah malam tadi.Kesemua mereka terdiri daripada 16 wanita Uzbekistan, dua wanita Vietnam dan seorang wanita Indonesia berusia 17 hingga 38 tahun.--fotoBERNAMA (2017) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

PUTRAJAYA: Immigration officers stormed a high-security serviced apartment in George Town and busted a newly set-up international prostitution ring.

The midnight raid yesterday saw the enforcement team detaining 16 women from Uzbekistan, an Indonesian and two Vietna­mese aged between 17 and 38.

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