MIRI: A team from Bukit Aman police rescued eight female China nationals in a suspected human trafficking case following a sneak report by one of the victims early this month.
The China nationals rescued by the team from Bukit Aman.
In the operation yesterday, the team raided a room at Jalan North Yu Seng at about 4pm, where they found the victims aged between 21 and 27.
The women claimed that they were held against their will for between eight months and a
year in a room by a fellow countrywoman married to a local, who was also arrested during the raid together with a middleman and a customer.
According to sources, the women could only walk free if each would pay RM85,000 to their fellow countrywoman, who confined them.
Sources also said one of the victims managed to sneak out and lodge a report at the Central police station here on Nov 8, appealing to authorities to rescue them from the place, where they were forced to work as masseurs.
The suspects are now being detained to facilitate investigations on possible human trafficking.