More foreign sex workers arrested

JAKARTA: After arresting over 180 foreign sex workers last Friday, police and immigration officials apprehended another 36 foreign sex workers in several nightclubs in Jakarta over the weekend.

One Mongolian, three Thais, seven Uzbeks and Russians and 25 Chinese were apprehended at Hai-Lai in North Jakarta and Thematic and Sumo nightclubs in West Jakarta.

Jakarta Immigration Office head Arwin Adityawarman said that all of the arrested women had abused their tourist visas by plying their trade.

Earlier, police and immigration officers arrested over 180 alleged foreign sex workers.

City police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said last Friday there would be further raids against foreign sex workers at nightclubs, bars, saunas and discotheque. --JP