Police raid, shutter capital ‘spa’

Anti-trafficking and military police yesterday raided a purported spa business in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district and removed 13 young women suspected of being detained illegally.

The young women, whose ages ranged from 14 to 22 years old, were questioned by officers from the anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection department, said the chief of the department’s Phnom Penh office, Sen Komonn.

Three adults – including a Thai national – and the cook were also questioned by police. More than half of the girls were underage, Komonn said. But police were still unsure if any charges were going to be filed against the spa owner. “They lured the girls,” he said. “They kept the girls at a hidden location.”

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