KUALA LUMPUR: Forty foreign nationals, including the mastermind of a prostitution syndicate, were busted following a raid on a three-storey bungalow at a luxury residential area in Desa Pahlawan here. "Others detained were 11 Chinese men and 19 Chinese women, five Vietnamese women, two Myanmar women and two Japanese women," he said in a statement on Friday (Feb 13). Initial investigations revealed that the alleged mastermind and another Chinese man possessed valid employment passes, he said. "Six Chinese men, 19 Chinese women, two Japanese women and five Vietnamese women were found to be holding social visit passes. "The remaining foreign nationals did not have any valid travel documents or passes to remain in the country," he said.

Source: The Star February 13, 2026 07:44 UTC