PUTRAJAYA: A Penang-based prostitution syndicate, which included Uzbek women as among its ‘offerings’, was smashed by the Immigration Department in an operation in George Town last night. The raid by the Penang Immigration Department and the Putrajaya enforcement division, was carried out at a service apartment in the state capital. Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali said the 1am raid led to the detention of 19 women, aged between 17 and 38. “Sixteen women were from Uzbekistan, one from Indonesia and two from Vietnam,” he said in a statement today. The serviced apartment in George Town was home to the syndicate’s vice activities due to tight security.

Source: New Strait Times February 10, 2017 09:00 UTC