Kedah cops rescue 23 Cambodians from ketum farm


By G.C.TAN
  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 04 Sep 2018

ALOR SETAR: Police rescued 23 Cambodian nationals believed to be victims of human exploitation from an illegal ketum plantation in Kuala Nerang in the wee hours of Tuesday (Sept 4).

Kedah CID chief Senior Asst Comm Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said the police's Anti-Human Trafficking/Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) unit had conducted an inspection under "Op Pintas Naka" at two farm houses at Kampung Lamdin in Naka of Padang Terap District at 12.15am on Tuesday.

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