Sexual exploitation victims rescued in anti-vice raid in Johor Baru

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An anti-vice raid at a spa and massage centre in Johor Baru, Johor on Friday (May 2) led to the rescue of 10 women believed to be victims of sexual exploitation.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/rzvx5j8j   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00An anti-vice raid at a spa and massage centre in Johor Bahru on Friday led to the rescue

00:07of 10 women believed to be victims of sexual exploitation.

00:11Immigration Department Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shahban said the women were among

00:1643 individuals detained during the operation, which identified potential victims using the

00:22National Guideline on Human Trafficking Indicators.

00:27Investigations revealed that the 10 victims had been forced to provide sexual services

00:32without pay.

00:33Their movements were restricted and their passports were confiscated by their handlers.

00:38Zakaria said the rescued women have been placed in a safe house while further investigations

00:43are underway.

00:44In total, 37 Vietnamese and 6 Indonesian women aged between 18 and 40 were detained during

00:51the raid.

00:52Eleven men from Indonesia and Bangladesh, believed to be working as cleaning staff,

00:57were also arrested.

00:59Additionally, seven local men, believed to be caretakers and owners of the premises, were

01:04taken into custody.

01:07These also seized more than 128,000 ringgit in cash during the raid.

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