Cops raid four striptease clubs in KL

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman CID has raided four nightspots in Kompleks Wilayah here which featured striptease acts.

The entertainment outlets are believed to have featured provocative dances and striptease acts for its customers, mostly Bangladesh and Pakistan nationals.

The raid was conducted at 2.50am on Sunday by Bukit Aman CID anti-trafficking in persons and anti-smuggling of migrants division (D3) after receiving information about goings-on at the complex, which had been taking place for up to a year.

Bukit Aman D3 principal assistant director Senior Asst Comm Fadil Marsus said the main objective of the operation was to find out if there were victims of human trafficking there.

"We inspected 71 foreign men and eight local men, who were customers there, as well as 34 women who worked as guest relation officers and dancers.

"We detained 37 individuals for violating Immigration rules and regulations," he said when contacted on Sunday.

SAC Fadil said the outlets operated from 7pm to 7am and customers would throw money at the dancers on stage.

"If a high amount is thrown, the women would take off some clothes off to please the customer," he said.

A check by The Star at the outlets during the raids revealed that cash and tokens were being thrown at the dancers on stage.

Customers would purchase tokens (in the form of fake RM50 notes), which were to be used for the purpose.

Two managers of the outlets and a worker, all from Bangladesh, were also detained during the raid.

Customers, comprising 33 Bangladeshi men and one Pakistani man, were also detained under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act.