Traffickers arrested in Vietnam

Police in Vietnam have arrested four people in connection with an alleged human trafficking ring. The police also rescued dozens of young women during raids in several locations in Ho Chi Minh City. The gang had allegedly been trafficking women into prostitution in China, but more recently had concentrated on trafficking victims to Malaysia. 

Most of the women, aged 18-19 on average, are from the Mekong Delta and southeastern provinces such as Dong Thap, Kien Giang, Tien Giang, Ca Mau and Tay Ninh. When the traffickers arrived at the girl’s home they would promise labour contracts abroad, but when they reached Ho Chi Minh City it became clear that they were being prepared for forced prostitution. The police also recovered more than 50 passports and also the personal belongings of many women who had already been trafficked. The case is continuing.