09 Aug 2006
New Straits Times (Malaysia)
JOHOR BARU: Police rounded up 27 foreign women in three anti-vice raids in the city here.
Johor Baru (South) police chief ACP Roslan Ahmad said the 25 Indonesian and two Thai women, aged between 20 and 31, entered the country on social visit passes but got involved in prostitution.
He said investigations showed a syndicate was responsible in bringing them into the country.
In the first raid in Taman Pelangi at 12.10am, police arrested five Indonesians and two Thai women while in follow-up raids in Taman Sentosa and Taman Pelangi, another 20 Indonesian women were detained.
Roslan said the women were kept in three houses which served as a pick-up points for customers.
Since January, 303 women from 11 countries and 62 locals have been arrested for involvement in vice-activities.
The women came from Indonesia (104), Thailand (51), China (41), the Philippines (29), Sri Lankan (10), Cambodia (10), India (10) and one each from Bangladesh, Mongolia and Singapore.
Roslan said most of the women had been deported.
He said police had also identified 10 men, believed to be pimps and members of the syndicate, with one banished to another state.
In a separate incident last Thursday, three men were arrested soon after they robbed a shop in Taman Perling.
One was caught by the shop owner while two were picked up by police 30 minutes later.
Johor Baru (South) police chief ACP Roslan Ahmad said the 25 Indonesian and two Thai women, aged between 20 and 31, entered the country on social visit passes but got involved in prostitution.
He said investigations showed a syndicate was responsible in bringing them into the country.
In the first raid in Taman Pelangi at 12.10am, police arrested five Indonesians and two Thai women while in follow-up raids in Taman Sentosa and Taman Pelangi, another 20 Indonesian women were detained.
Roslan said the women were kept in three houses which served as a pick-up points for customers.
Since January, 303 women from 11 countries and 62 locals have been arrested for involvement in vice-activities.
The women came from Indonesia (104), Thailand (51), China (41), the Philippines (29), Sri Lankan (10), Cambodia (10), India (10) and one each from Bangladesh, Mongolia and Singapore.
Roslan said most of the women had been deported.
He said police had also identified 10 men, believed to be pimps and members of the syndicate, with one banished to another state.
In a separate incident last Thursday, three men were arrested soon after they robbed a shop in Taman Perling.
One was caught by the shop owner while two were picked up by police 30 minutes later.
3 comments:
I bet, the 10 Cambodians are Vietnamese, and Hok Lundy signed the pasports!
They're gonna always write its Cambodian, when in fact these or most of the prostitutes are Vietnamese. Do you think Vietnam wants to have that reputation? Blame it on the Cambodian, that's their attitude.
Agree. Another example, when a Vietnamese ate dogs, they also blame on the Cambodians. Jay Leno, make funny remarks on this issues.
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