Cops bust human trafficking ring in Johor, 12 nabbed including suspected mastermind


JOHOR BARU: A human trafficking ring has been crippled with the arrest of 12 suspects, including one of the syndicate’s masterminds.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the syndicate head, a 44-year-old Indonesian man nicknamed Janggut for his distinctive beard, was arrested between 5.30pm on Dec 1 and 10.30am on Dec 2.

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