KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Police have crippled ‘Geng Yunaa’, believed to be involved in 17 cases of child prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation, following ‘Ops Angel’ in the Klang Valley from Sept 24 to 26.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk M. Kumar said seven individuals, aged between 18 and 44, were detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) until tomorrow.

He said two other group members were already being held at Kajang Prison and Henry Gurney School in Melaka for offences related to child trafficking and prostitution.

“The group carried out sexual exploitation through prostitution by recruiting local teenagers, foreign nationals and underage children, who were exploited and made victims of prostitution in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.