Four Indonesians arrested over Myanmar Rohingya refugees smuggling

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees sleep at their shelter in Meulaboh, West Aceh, on March 23, 2024. - AFP

MUELABOH, Indonesia (AFP): Four Indonesians have been arrested in connection with the smuggling of dozens of Rohingya refugees whose boat capsized in waters off the archipelago's westernmost coast last month, police said Tuesday.

Authorities rescued 69 Rohingya refugees last month off the western coast of Aceh province, clinging to the hull of an overturned boat for more than a day. Six others were saved by fishermen a day earlier.