Indonesia foils alleged bid to send migrant workers to Singapore, Dubai


The Riau Islands Police have rescued a dozen Indonesian migrant workers in Batam from suspected trafficking attempts to Singapore and the United Arab Emirates and have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the scheme. - Shutterstock

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Riau Islands Police have rescued a dozen Indonesian migrant workers in Batam from suspected trafficking attempts to Singapore and the United Arab Emirates and have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the scheme.

Riau Islands Police general crimes unit deputy director Adj. Sr. Comr. Ruslan Abdul Rasyid said local residents had tipped the police off to a shelter for undocumented migrant workers near the Cipta Emerald Batam Centre Company.

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