Police nab `undesirables'

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police have arrested 200 prostitutes, tramps, robbers and gamblers in the first three days of Operation Cleansing in this city.

City Police chief Col. Chairudin Ismail said the operation succeeded in lowering the crime rate in the country's third largest city.

Security forces will move to take action against discotheques open during the day as they are a violation of the local government's rule on entertainment.

The most common crime in the city, according to Chairudin, is violent robbery and vehicle theft, Antara reported. (pan)