PORT KLANG, Oct 10 — The Immigration Department busted a prostitution ring today, believed to have been active for the past two years, operating from an abandoned shophouse along Jalan Kem.
Its deputy director-general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha said that during the two-hour operation, conducted at 12.30pm today, 60 foreign nationals were checked, with 58 arrested for offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63.
Those arrested comprised 28 men and 30 women, aged between 24 and 60 years old, who were Bangladeshi, Indian, Indonesian, and Pakistani nationals.
“Based on information from the public, the police conducted surveillance on the place for two to three months, and found a high presence of foreigners involved in immoral activities
"Our inspection found that the shophouse was rented for about RM400 to RM500 per month, and they (foreigners) rented rooms in it. Customers only needed to pay between RM50 and RM100 for the services of prostitutes," he told the press after the operation.
Jafri added that all those detained have been sent to the Pekan Nanas Immigration Deport in Pontian, Johor, for further investigations.
A Bernama survey during the operation found that the rooms believed to be used for prostitution activities were dull and smelly due to the lack of good ventilation, as well as filled with condoms and lubricants.
— Bernama
