JOHOR BARU: A human-trafficking ring which had been active for the past eight months was 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 along with two trusted right-hand men between 5.30pm on Dec 1 and 10.30pm on Dec 2.
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