POLICE in Kuala Terengganu busted a prostitution ring that used the WeChat application to enable customers to seek its services.

State Criminal Investigation Division chief Assistan Commissioner Fazlisyam Abdul Majid said three local men, aged between 19 and 38, and a Vietnamese woman, aged 18, were arrested in a raid on a hotel on October 24 at 12.30am.

“The syndicate had been operating for a week here and using six WeChat accounts to get clients from around the city for the sex services offered.

 “Our initial investigation found that prior to this, the syndicate was being hunted down in Kedah and Kuala Lumpur, and would operate at a location for only a week or two before moving on.

“The Vietnamese woman detained in our operation is believed to be a victim of human trafficking and is now placed under police protection to assist in the investigation,” he said today. 

Fazlisyam said during the raid, police found condoms, and seized a van and RM380 in cash, believed to be proceeds from the sex services offered to clients.

“All the suspects are being remanded since until October 29, and the case is being investigated under the Anti-Human Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007,” he said.

On another matter, Fazlisyam said Terengganu police had issued a list of another 50 wanted individuals, aged between 16 and 49, via Facebook to assist investigations into several cases. – Bernama, October 26, 2017.