Police rescue six, arrest nine in raid on suspected human traffickers


KUALA LUMPUR: Police here have rescued five women and one man believed to be victims of human trafficking in a raid of a serviced apartment in the city on Monday (Jan 17).

Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid said nine suspects aged between 20 and 50 were arrested and a luxury car was seized.

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