Human Trafficking Perpetrators Send Indonesians to Turkey, Qatar

jpnn.com, TANGERANG - The police have arrested two suspects of human trafficking in Tangerang regency, Banten.

The two alleged perpetrators are a married couple, identified with the initials AM and UA, residents of Lampung.

Tangerang Police chief Senior Commissioner Wahyu Sri Bintoro said at a press conference in Tangerang, Wednesday, that a total of 56 people were victims of their crimes.

As many as 50 of them have been dispatched abroad as illegal Indonesian workers.

"The six victims who have not yet departed include three men and three women, identified with the initials LN, S, AS, NYW, I, and SN," Wahyu said.

The arrest began with a police report on November 17 regarding the existence of a shelter for illegal workers in Wanakerta village, Sindang Jaya district, Tangerang.

From the report, the police immediately conducted an investigation.

"It turns out that they were lured to be employed in Middle East countries such as Turkey and Qatar," he said.