Vietnamese woman in yellow being arrested in Chiayi. NIA photo Vietnamese woman in yellow being arrested in Chiayi. NIA photo. The rogue tourists who have been arrested include five men and three women, the latter of whom turned themselves in to authorities.
Upon obtaining this information, the NIA said that it considers it of great importance and will conduct an investigation with the competent police precinct. During a chat with the woman, she said that she had just gotten off the plane a few days ago and she had been taken to work in Kaohsiung.
The netizen estimated that the woman had started working in the brothel at about the same time the tour groups disappeared from two hotels in the city. He suspected that she was being exploited by a snakehead or human smuggling ring to work in the brothel. The Shark's Fin Brothel is a so-called "erotic beauty shop" in Kaohsiung that is well-known on the internet. It is hidden in a commercial building in Kaohsiung, and to avoid detection, the proprietors use thick metal and wooden panels to conceal rooms and create hidden passages.
Presently, the NIA has fully mobilized its four field brigades under its jurisdiction to carry out the manhunt by means of tracing cars, expanding the search radius, and investigating suspicious premises. Since the search began for the original group of missing tourists, one traveler was found to actually not have left their tour group, while three others have already returned to Vietnam.
NIA agents yesterday Dec. In order to continue to track down the remaining rogue tourists and identify accomplices who are assisting in transportation, hosting, or arranging work groups, the NIA's special brigades are conducting in-depth investigations into criminal techniques, known suspects, vehicles, and districts.
