Indonesia arrests seven in 'record' human trafficking bust

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Indonesian police said Tuesday they have arrested seven people linked to human trafficking cases that involved more than 1,200 victims who were ...

JAKARTA: Indonesian police said Tuesday they have arrested seven people linked to human trafficking cases that involved more than 1,200 victims who were smuggled to the Middle East and North Africa.

It was not immediately clear if there was any connection between the alleged perpetrators, or if any victims were men. The suspects were arrested last month and will be charged with trafficking-related offences, Nahak said in the first public announcement about the bust.Every year, hundreds of thousands of Indonesians from the poorest parts of the Southeast Asian archipelago travel abroad in search of better paying work, including earning a living as maids and labourers.

 

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