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13 Arrested in Prostitution Sting, Targeting Trafficking Network

Authorities in Male' arrested 13 individuals on charges of prostitution in a simultaneous operation at four locations in the city, detaining eight Bangladeshi men, one Bangladeshi woman and four Thai women. The arrests are part of ongoing efforts to combat prostitution, and a new ruling has been enacted to strengthen monitoring of massage establishments identified as centres of sex-trade activity.

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