Police foil trafficking bid, rescue 36 Indonesians bound for Malaysia

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JAKARTA: (Bernama) Police in North Sumatra have rescued 36 Indonesians, including eight women from an alleged human smuggling operation during a pre-dawn raid on a coastal shelter where they were about to be trafficked to Malaysia.

The raid at around 4am on Sunday (Sept 28) in Silo Baru village, Asahan Regency, followed reports of suspicious activity at a fish warehouse

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