Cops nab 5, rescue 28 from alleged human trafficking ring


NIBONG TEBAL: Police arrested five Myanmar men, believed to be members of a human trafficking syndicate, and rescued 28 of their countrymen in a raid on a shophouse in Sungai Bakap, here, Monday.

South Seberang Perai (SPS) police chief Supt Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said in the 6pm raid, police detained 33 Myanmar nationals including a four-year-old boy.

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