Two held after 16-year-old girl rescued in suspected sex exploitation case

TWO teenagers, aged 15 and 19, have been arrested after police rescued a 16-year-old girl suspected of sexual exploitation in Arau, Perlis.

Perlis police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Hamzah Hashim said the suspects were detained during an Ops Noda raid at a premises at 11.15 pm on Monday.

They are suspected of promoting prostitution through the MiChat application and sexually exploiting a child, he said.

“The case is being investigated under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 and Section 372(1)(e) of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement posted on the Perlis police Facebook page on Tuesday night.

Hamzah urged the public to comply with the law and channel information on criminal activities to the police to facilitate enforcement action. - October 21, 2026