Human trafficker nabbed on Bintan

Human trafficker nabbed on Bintan

BATAM, Riau Islands: Police officers foiled a prostitute
trafficking attempt on Thursday night in Sri Bintan Putra
International port, Batam regency, Tanjung Pinang district on
Bintan island.

Chief of Tanjung Pinang police's detectives Adj. Comr. Herry
Heriawan said on Friday that police arrested human trafficker
suspect Syamsul at the port. The chief also took two female
victims to the station for question as they were thought to be
sold as prostitutes in Malaysia.

Another woman, who hails from West Kalimantan, was later found
by police in Sondang Hotel in Batam following a tip by two of her
colleagues.

The Tanjung Pinang police have foiled 16 human trafficking
cases since September last year, and stopped dozens of women from
going to work as prostitutes in Malaysia. -- JP