Foreign civil servant among eight women nabbed for prostitution in Penang


GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested eight foreign women, including a civil servant from a neighbouring country on Friday (Aug 18), believed to be involved in prostitution activities in the Timur Laut district.

District police chief ACP Soffian Santong said that police carried out operations from 6pm to 10pm by conducting seven raids on several premises such as budget hotels, guesthouses and apartments suspected of engaging in prostitution activities.

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