Manila working to find deportation procedures for those in holding camps, facilitate rescue of those in scam hub compounds

Four including mastermind behind foreign worker agency arrested in sting

Accused can face life sentence or up to five years imprisonment, caning if convicted

Five accused face between 15, 20 years imprisonment, fine upon conviction

Asean member states ramp up efforts to break syndicates' stranglehold in region

KDN remains committed to implementing integrated measures, including addressing emerging trends like job scam syndicates

Over 9,000 foreigners involved in online scam operations nationwide deported between January, May 2025

Offence prosecutable under ATIPSOM Act 2007, with 15 years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The police uncovered a human smuggling syndicate operation using a homestay as a transit location after raiding an apartment unit in Setapak and detaining 12 foreign nationals.

JAKARTA, July 16 — The Indonesian police have busted an international baby trafficking syndicate believed to have been operating since 2023, rescuing six infants and arresting 12 suspects in a major cross-province operation.

JOHOR BAHRU, July 14 — The police rescued a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, believed to have been sexually abused and forced to work as members of an online sex fraud and extortion syndicate, during an operation dubbed Op Bugil carried out here and in Kulai from June 20 to July 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Bukit Aman continues to enhance its efforts in tackling various forms of crime through several large-scale operations carried out in the early part of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — In the past, human trafficking crimes were mostly associated with the sex trade, but today, the focus has shifted toward recruiting “criminals” to engage in online fraud, extortion and money laundering.

JAKARTA, May 19 — The police in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province have foiled an attempt to traffic 26 undocumented workers to Malaysia and arrested three suspected traffickers, according to the authorities.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The Royal Malaysia Police rescued 85 individuals, including children and foreign nationals, believed to be victims of human trafficking during a large-scale operation carried out across the country yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The police rescued 16 people, including teenagers, believed to be victims of forced labour during a series of raids across the Klang Valley yesterday by Bukit Aman’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (ATIPSOM) unit under Op Pintas Mega.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Immigration Department rescued 10 underage foreign girls believed to be victims of sexual exploitation during a raid on a spa and massage centre in Johor Bahru yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, April 27 — Only one child rescued from GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) remains at a Social Welfare Department (JKM) care centre.

HANOI, March 27 — The Cambodian authorities have reported that the country has intensified efforts to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation last year, recording 197 cases, an increase of 20 per cent compared to 164 cases in the previous year.

KAJANG, March 24 — The Shah Alam High Court today dismissed an application by GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) chief executive officer Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and 12 others who are facing charges of being members of an organised crime group to be allowed bail.