LANGKAWI (Bernama): The 202 Rohingya illegal immigrants arrested in Jalan Pantai Kok, Teluk Nibong, last week are believed to have paid RM2,000 each to a syndicate to smuggle them into Malaysia, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.
He said their family members who were already in Malaysia would have to pay the syndicate an additional RM15,000 per immigrant if they could be reunited.
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