MEDIA RELEASE: CTU Executes First Preventive Detention Order in Operation Purple Ryain

[UNITED VOICE]

Good Morning,

Please see the attached media release from the Ministry of Homeland Security regarding the Counter Trafficking Unit’s execution of its first Preventive Detention Order under the Emergency Powers Regulations, 2026. The operation, “Operation Purple Ryain,” resulted in the rescue of victims of human trafficking and the arrest of a primary suspect.


Kindly give this matter your usual consideration for publication and dissemination.


For any further information or clarification, please feel free to contact the Counter Trafficking Unit.


Thank you.


Best regards,



Public Relations Unit

Government Information Division

Office of the Prime Minister

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