GEORGE TOWN: Adamant that her 19-year-old son has fallen victim to a human trafficking syndicate in Cambodia, his mother is pleading for authorities to save him.
The school teacher who wished to be known only as Tan, 42, said it started in June this year when her son saw a job vacancy on social media and he took the offer.
"However, upon arrival at the airport in Cambodia, my son was held at gunpoint and taken to a secluded place where he spent 48 hours without contact there," said Tan during a press conference at MCA Penang headquarters in Jalan Transfer on Saturday . "My son had a mobile device and with Internet connectivity, we were able to get in touch almost daily.
"On July 31, after police reports were lodged, Interpol and local authorities in Cambodia launched a raid but did not find my son," she said.Frustrated over many futile attempts to get her son out of the country, Tan is pleading for authorities to take serious action and save her son.
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