BANDAR BAHARU: The authorities have rearrested 432 undocumented migrants who escaped from the temporary Immigration depot here on Wednesday (April 20), says Kedah police chief Comm Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad.
Comm Wan Hassan said as of Friday (April 22) morning, 96 escapees comprising 76 men, nine women and 11 children are still at large.
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