N. Sumatra Police track down Jakarta firm in foiled Cambodia trafficking scheme


Airport shuttles are seen on Dec 3, 2021 at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang, on the outskirts of Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatra. - Antara

MEDAN (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The North Sumatra Police have sent a team of investigators to Jakarta to track down a recruitment company involved in the alleged trafficking of 212 Indonesian workers to Cambodia

The attempt was foiled last Friday (Aug 12) in a joint operation mounted by immigration officials, police and the local migrant workers' protection agency (BP2MI).

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