Aug 31, 2025
30 Caught in “Hotel Budget Love Fest” Raid in Butterworth
Butterworth’s Merdeka countdown came with fireworks of a different kind as 30 individuals were nabbed for suspected khalwat in budget hotels across Seberang Perai. The midnight-to-dawn Ops Ambang Merdeka raid by JHEAIPP found couples aged 21 to 45 struggling to explain their “resting” arrangements. One man even leapt from a second-floor window in a failed escape attempt, proving love may lift you…