MUSCAT: The Royal Oman Police have arrested 17 women in Muscat on charges of immoral trafficking. According to reports, the women, all of them expats, allegedly got involved in immoral trafficking after renting an apartment in the city.

Sources said that the police have initiated legal procedures against the women. Earlier, more than 50 expats were arrested after a search conducted by the Human Resource ministry found out that they have violated the Omani labour and residency laws.