Police Successfully Uncovering Online Prostitution Nine Women and Men Arrested

The joint team from Lhokseumawe Police Unit, Aceh Province successfully dismantled online prostitution cases in Lhokseumawe and arrested five commercial sex workers and four men.

The arrests were made at three separate locations at home and at the hotel, when they were arrested while waiting for customers. and some were arrested at the hotel, Monday night (27/03/2018).

Although in Aceh has been enforced Islamic sharia law and public flogging law for violators of Islamic qanun or shari'a, but there are still people who dare to commit adultery. Police arrested nine online prostitution actors including female butterfly night (PSK), customer men and pimps.

Police managed to dismantle online prostitution, after obtaining information from the public and then conduct an investigation because their actions have disturbed residents.

Five female commercial sex workers and four men together with pimps were arrested in three separate locations. they have been running online prostitution for the past two years.

The first arrest was made in Keude Cunda area, Banda Sakti subdistrict, second at the house in Bathupat of Muara Satu District while waiting for customers and in Singapure hotel and in front of Lido graha hotel Lhokseumawe City.

Lhokseumawe Police Chief, AKBP Ari asta Irawan said, during this time the butterfly night is always stanbay and ready to be called when there are new customers with the price of five hundred thousand rupiah.

According to Kapolres, most online prostitutes have no job including two housewives. They were arrested by police at the hotel and also waiting for customers. From prostitutes, police secured three hundred thousand rupiah in cash, seven cell phones and condoms.

As a result of his actions, Nine women and men involved in prostitution and evidence were secured for Lhokseumawe police for further investigation and development.