Police rescue 16 victims of forced labour in Klang Valley


KUALA LUMPUR: Police have rescued 16 people, including teenagers, believed to be victims of forced labour in a series of raids in the the Klang Valley, conducted by Bukit Aman's anti-trafficking in persons and anti-smuggling of migrants unit under Ops Pintas Mega.

Bukit Aman D3 chief SAC Soffian Santong said five teenage boys – four from Myanmar and one from Indonesia aged 16 to 17 – were rescued in the first raid just after midnight on Thursday (May 8) at a restaurant in Bandar Tasik Puteri, Rawang.

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Human Trafficking , Raids , Bukit Aman , Police

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