PORT KLANG: The Immigration Department has busted a prostitution ring, believed to have been active for the past two years, operating from a shophouse in Jalan Kem here.
Immigration deputy director-general (operations), Jafri Embok Taha said in a two-hour operation conducted at about 12.30pm on Thursday (Oct 10), a total of 60 foreign nationals were checked, with 58 of them arrested for offences under the Immigration Act.
He said those arrested comprised 28 men and 30 women, aged between 24 and 60 years old, who were Bangladeshi, Indian, Indonesian and Pakistani nationals.
"Based on information from the public, the police conducted surveillance for two to three months and found a high presence of foreigners involved in immoral activities," he said.
"Our inspection found that the shophouse was rented for about RM400 to RM500 per month, and they (foreigners) rented rooms in it. Customers paid between RM50 and RM100 for the services of prostitutes," he said.
He added all those detained were sent to the Pekan Nanas Immigration depot in Pontian, Johor for further investigations.
A Bernama survey during the operation found that the rooms were dimly lit and smelly due to the lack of good ventilation and were also filled with condoms and lubricants. – Bernama
