Human trafficking rescue operation leads to discovery of piles of cash

Large haul: Some of the cash recovered by the Immigration Department during the raid at the hotel.

KOTA KINABALU: An Immigration Depart­ment operation to rescue victims in the flesh trade unexpectedly led to the seizure of more than RM13mil at two locations.

Sources said the department had received a tip-off that three Filipino women were being held at a hotel in the downtown area here and wanted to be rescued.