The Star/Asia News Network
Saturday, Nov 17, 2012
VICE syndicates are now targeting women from poor families in the rural areas of Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China and Indonesia, China Press reported.
Most of them, aged below 30, were promised an annual salary of US$5,000 (S$6,173) working as maids.
The victims would only realise they had been duped after arriving in Kuala Lumpur.
The women would be told that the maid job offer had been taken up by others and they had three options to work as guest relations officers, marry local men or get involved in prostitution.
Federal Criminal Investigation Department principal assistant director (anti-vice and gaming) Senior Asst Comm Abdul Jalil Hassan said investigations revealed that more than 10 such syndicates had adopted such tactics.
He said the syndicates would first pay for the flight tickets and passports, leaving the women in debt and having no choice but to accept one of the job options.
SAC Abdul Jalil said those involved in the flesh trade would charge between RM150 and RM200 per session.
Saturday, Nov 17, 2012
VICE syndicates are now targeting women from poor families in the rural areas of Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China and Indonesia, China Press reported.
Most of them, aged below 30, were promised an annual salary of US$5,000 (S$6,173) working as maids.
The victims would only realise they had been duped after arriving in Kuala Lumpur.
The women would be told that the maid job offer had been taken up by others and they had three options to work as guest relations officers, marry local men or get involved in prostitution.
Federal Criminal Investigation Department principal assistant director (anti-vice and gaming) Senior Asst Comm Abdul Jalil Hassan said investigations revealed that more than 10 such syndicates had adopted such tactics.
He said the syndicates would first pay for the flight tickets and passports, leaving the women in debt and having no choice but to accept one of the job options.
SAC Abdul Jalil said those involved in the flesh trade would charge between RM150 and RM200 per session.
