BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police rescued a 22-year-old woman, believed to have been kept confined by a syndicate, to be sent to a neighbouring country to work, in a raid on a house at Taman Sanctuary, Machang Bubok, here, on Dec 6.
Seberang Perai Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Tan Cheng San said that police had received information that the woman had been locked up in the house for several days by a human trafficking syndicate.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access
Cancel anytime. Ad-free. Unlimited access with perks.
