Authorities nab over 100 in prostitution crackdown

Papers, please: Jafri (second from right) checking a passport belonging to one of the foreign women at an entertainment outlet in Ipoh. — Picture courtesy of Immigration Department

IPOH: Two prostitution dens and three entertainment outlets offering sexual services have been busted by the Immigration Department during a special operation here.

Deputy director-general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha said the operation was conducted on Friday at 11pm, which saw the arrests of 141 people.