Central Java police arrest 33 for human trafficking


JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Central Java Police have arrested 33 people as suspects in 26 human trafficking cases, allegedly sending victims abroad to be employed and promising them high salaries, which have been going on since January.

A total of 1,305 residents have become victims, with 1,137 of them having been sent to work abroad, such as in Australia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan.

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