penang cops rescue woman locked in house waiting to be trafficked overseas
nation
monday, 11 dec 2023
2:58 pm myt
bukit mertajam: police rescued a 22-year-old woman, believed to have been kept confined by a syndicate, to be sent to a neighbouring country to work, in a raid on a house at taman sanctuary, machang bubok, here, on dec 6.
seberang perai tengah ocpd asst comm tan cheng san said that police had received information that the woman had been locked up in the house for several days by a human trafficking syndicate.
“acting on information and intelligence, police raided the house at 5.45pm on wednesday, and arrested a 34-year-old man, before rescuing the victim.
“preliminary investigations revealed that the self-employed man wanted to take the victim to a neighbouring country to work as an operator for an online fraud syndicate,” he said when contacted by bernama on monday (dec 10).
he said that police also seized two cars and a laptop during the raid, as well as various equipment related to prostitution, such as condoms and tissues.
tan said that further investigations into the case were still ongoing, including tracking down several people believed to be part of the syndicate’s network.
the suspect has been remanded under section 12 of the anti-trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling act (atipsom) 2007.
“the police are advising the public, especially those who are offered a well-paid job abroad, to enquire beforehand, for fear of falling victim to fraud syndicates or human trafficking,” he said.
it is believed that the woman was offered a job in a neighbouring country because a friend of the arrested man had offered her a good salary.
the suspect allegedly wanted to manage the victim’s passport by locking her in the house before sending her abroad.- bernama
綁本地女送鄰國詐騙 檳警突襲救人
2023-12-11
（大山腳11日訊）34歲本地男子非法禁錮一名22歲本地女子準備送往鄰近國家，充當網絡詐騙集團接線員，警方接獲情報後展開突襲行動，將男子逮捕，救出女子。
威中警區主任陳清山助理總監今午發文告說，警方於本月7日接獲投報，揭發馬章武莫一宗非法禁錮及販賣人口事件。
他說，警方掌握線報後，威中及威北警方聯手突襲有關地點，逮捕1名34歲本地男子，並成功救出1名被禁錮的22歲本地女子。
“經警方初步調查，該名男嫌犯正計劃將這名女受害者送往鄰近國家當網絡詐騙集團的接線員。”
他說，此次突擊行動中，警方也充公了2輛轎車及1台手提電腦，以及各種與賣淫活動有關的用品。
警方將援引2007年反販賣人口及反販運移民法令（atipsom）第12條文調查此案，一旦罪成，可被判處入獄不超過15年和罰款；以及援引刑事法典342條文（錯誤囚禁）， 若罪成監禁1年或罰款2000令吉。
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