Bukit Aman: 829 human trafficking victims rescued from January 2020 to May 2021


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 829 individuals, believed to be victims of human trafficking were rescued by the police and given Interim Protection Orders (IPO) following 190 raids conducted nationwide from January 2020 to May 2021.

Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan (pic) said of the total, 74 individuals were given Protection Orders (PO) in 2020, while 65 people others obtained it in the first five months of 2021.

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