Two Men Charged With Running Brothel
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Channel: 7Edition · 2017 · News & Politics
Two men claimed trial at the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court to managing a brothel following an immigration raid that seized RM14.9 million cash last month. 45 year old Tay Thian Chuan and Tay Leong Hee, aged 52, pleaded not guilty to the charge under the Penal Code before Judge Noor Hafizah Mohamad. The court granted bail at RM20,000 to each of the accused. They were also ordered to hand over their passports and to report to the Immigration Department once a month. Judge Noor Hafizah then fixed January 10th, 2018 for case management. On November 23rd, the duo were arrested by a Sabah immigration enforcement team during a raid on hotel rooms in the city. The team also rescued 17 Filipino women who were kept in six rooms and seized RM11.88 million kept in one of the room. The operation led the team to a nearby apartment, where another RM1.17 million was confiscated. Following the first raid, the immigration enforcement team nabbed another three men from the same hotel and seized another RM1.45 million on November 28th.
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