THE Penang Immigration Department uncovered a syndicate of foreigners offering same-sex service with the arrest of five Indonesian men during a raid at a hotel in George Town last night.

Penang Immigration Department enforcement head Kholijah Mohamad said the raid was conducted after two weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering.

She said the five men, aged between 20 and 30, were believed to have entered the country only to be male prostitutes.

“They entered the country legally and will stay for a week or two depending on the bookings made by their clients, then go back to Indonesia and come again when they get new bookings which are made through a special application or website,” she told reporters after the raid, called Op Tegar.

She said they charged between RM150 and RM250 per hour for their service.

They are detained for violating their social visit pass, she said, adding that during the raid, the enforcement team also seized their passports, RM3,500, condoms and lubricant gel. – Bernama, April 9, 2019.