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Not a smooth ride home

By ARNOLD LOH, WANI MUTHIAH, R.S.N. MURALI, LO TERN CHERN, G.C. TAN, INTAN AMALINA MOHD ALI and REMAR NORDIN
Thorough check: Aksem personnel inspecting a fishing boat at a jetty in Kampung Seberang Jaya in Kuala Perlis.

GEORGE TOWN: It could be punishing, and sometimes even life-threatening, for Indonesians to sneak illegally into Malaysia. And when they want to leave, they would have to pay a price to access secure routes home.

A source revealed that it could cost an illegal immigrant between RM3,000 and RM5,000 or more to return to Indonesia.

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