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Fiji police in joint operation with officers from the Fiji Immigration department arrested 9 Asians in four separate house raids conducted in Suva Friday night.
Assistant police spokesperson sergeant Suliano Tevita said the 9, comprising of 7 Chinese females and 2 Chinese males will be deported Monday.
Tevita said the seven Chinese females had bridged conditions of their work permits, which did not allow for prostitution activities they were caught engaging in.
Under the new Crimes Decree passed earlier this week, Police now have the powers to raid and arrest person(s) they suspect of engaging in prostitution related activities, illegal in Fiji.
The two Chinese males police said were illegal immigrants because the visas they were carrying had expired in 2004 and February 2008 respectively.
The Asians are being held at the Central Police Station, Suva.
