Penang cops arrest two, foil human trafficking syndicate
BUTTERWORTH: Penang police foiled human trafficking attempts with the arrest of two suspects at an apartment here on Friday (June 4). North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the two suspects, aged 41 and 34, were arrested during an operation dubbed Ops Pintas that was conducted at 8.55pm. "During the raid, we also rescued ten foreign women who we believe are victims of human trafficking," he said in a statement Saturday (June 5). ACP Noorzainy said the victims, aged from 31 to 36, were from Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. He said initial investigations found that the susp...