Youths who join triads are seeking attention, says group


MALACCA: Schoolboys from broken families and those in the lower income group tend to join triads to seek attention, says a non-governmental organisation that deals with thwarting crime here and in Negri Sembilan.

Malacca’s United Anti-Crime Asso­ciations chairman R. Saravana Theertha said most of these schoolboys were lured into joining triads through peer influence or their desire to be seen as heroes.

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