Police free 46 karaoke hostesses from ring that traps girls under 16 with fake debts

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Police in northern Vietnam rescued 46 karaoke hostesses, including at least 12 minors, from an alleged trafficking ring. Authorities have opened criminal proceedings against eight people accused of buying and reselling girls between karaoke parlors.

Police in northern Vietnam have rescued 46 karaoke hostesses, at least 12 of them under 16, and instituted criminal proceedings against eight people accused of running a ring that bought and resold girls between karaoke parlors.