Police rescued 17 Jordanian children suspected of being victims of human trafficking for the purpose of begging during Op Pintas Kasih in Bukit Bintang and Chow Kit yesterday.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director M Kumar said the victims, rescued under Section 44 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act (Atipsom) 2007 (Act 670), comprised eight boys and nine girls, aged between three months and 14 years...