Tighter controls at entry points to fight trafficking


THREE organised human trafficking syndicates were crippled and 55 victims of forced labour, sexual exploitation and job scam rackets were rescued last year, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic).

The Home Minister said the ministry is stepping up efforts to combat human trafficking through tighter controls at the country’s entry points with coordinated operations by the police, Immigration Department, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and Border Control and Protection Agency.

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