Negeri Sembilan police chief Mohamad Mat Yusop said the man, a Malaysian in his 30s, was arrested at around 10.30am in Penang.

“We are still investigating the case and the man has been remanded under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code for seven days until Aug 13,” he said today.

It was previously reported that police had detained a male celebrity in his 40s at a roadblock on Aug 1 to assist in investigations into a human trafficking case. He was released on police bail after being remanded for three days.

Following the arrest on Aug 1, police rescued a woman of Melanau descent from a hotel room in Kuala Pilah near here and obtained a temporary protection order to place her in a shelter home in Johor.

The case is being investigated under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 which provides for a jail sentence of up to 15 years and a fine upon conviction.

The man was also issued with a compound for interstate movement without a permit under the Covid-19 pandemic rules.