Hotel hides year-long brothel operation

Operation exposed: Detainees walking out of the hotel after the raid at Jalan Ipoh.

KUALA LUMPUR: A three-star hotel in Jalan Ipoh was operating as a brothel, specialising in ­foreign prostitutes, for the past year before the Immigration Department busted its operation.

While they cater to walk-in ­customers, the syndicate also accepts bookings via WhatsApp, with the price for engaging the sex workers set from RM250 to RM400 per hour.