Tuesday May 13, 2008 MYT 7:28:00 PM
M'sia seeking Interpol’s help, says Rais
By Choi Tuck Wo
LONDON: Malaysia will seek Interpol’s help to track down international syndicates that have tricked local women into smuggling drugs into foreign countries.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the Government wanted to find the masterminds and intermediaries or agents involved in such activities.
“We also want to know how the women were duped into accepting lucrative jobs but ended up violating the laws,” he said after meeting 24 heads of Malaysian missions in Europe over the weekend.
Dr Rais was commenting on reports that 119 Malaysian women were being detained in foreign prisons, mostly for drug trafficking.
He confirmed that 10 of them were in Spain, adding that most of them were unsuspecting young women who were lured into get-rich-quick jobs in foreign countries.
The minister reminded parents to pay more attention to their children’s welfare, especially young women who travel abroad on their own.
Dr Rais said the women, particularly those below 25, were easily attracted by promises of high-paying jobs but ended up getting involved in illegal activities.
“We want to create greater awareness among the people to be wary of such job offers and not to be taken in by empty promises,” he added.
He said Malaysian missions abroad would continue to provide advice and assistance to those detained.
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