Bandar perai jaya: The police arrested 13 men, including two foreign nationals, on suspicion of being involved in unnatural sexual activities during a raid on a three-storey shop lot in Bandar Perai Jaya here yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) police chief ACP Helmi Aris stated that the raid occurred at 7 pm and was conducted by the SPT Criminal Investigation Division alongside the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MBSP) Licencing Department. Among those arrested were 11 customers of the premises, consisting of nine local men and two foreign men, aged between 19 and 66 years. Additionally, two local men, the worker and the owner of the premises, aged 57 and 59, were also apprehended.

During the raid, police seized condoms, lubricants, and other equipment linked to immoral activities, along with mobile phones containing explicit video clips. Helmi disclosed that the premises operated on the second and third floors of the shop lot, featuring a rest area, a sauna, and small rooms used for immoral activities, which had been ongoing for the past two months.

Urine tests conducted on all those arrested returned negative for drugs, although one of the local men had a prior criminal record. All suspects were remanded for six days until December 6 to aid investigations. The case against the owner and worker of the premises is under investigation under Sections 373/377B of the Penal Code for allegedly organising unnatural sexual activities.

The 11 customers face investigations under Section 377B of the Penal Code for allegedly engaging in unnatural sex, with seven additionally being investigated under Section 292 for possessing explicit material on their phones. The two foreigners are being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for entering the country without valid passes.

Helmi urged the public to report any information related to immoral activities to the police, aiding efforts to counter such activities.