Indonesia arrests nearly 500 human trafficking suspects in crackdown
Indonesia has saved 1,553 people over the past fortnight from being trafficked out of the country, which is cracking down on human smuggling rings. – AFP pic, June 20, 2023.
INDONESIAN police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said today, as Jakarta cracks down on human smuggling. Indonesia is one of the largest migrant worker exporters in Southeast Asia, with hundreds of thousands from the poorest parts of the archipelago nation leaving the country every year through unofficial routes in search of higher-paying work.
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