PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department has busted a human trafficking ring after raiding a shophouse in Klang Sentral.
Six Bangladeshi men aged from 18 to 41 were saved in the raid conducted at around 3.54pm on Nov 3.
Another Bangladeshi man, believed to be the caretaker, was arrested after he tried to escape through a window.
"The team seized seven Bangladeshi passports and seven handphones.
"The syndicate would bring in Bangladeshis looking for work here on tourist visas, with passports and flights handled by the syndicate.
"Each person was charged around RM15,000 and those who wanted to leave the house had to pay an additional RM5,000," said the department in a statement on Monday (Nov 4).
The suspect is currently in the Shah Alam police lockup while the victims have been placed in a shelter.
