PARIT BUNTAR: A total of 143 illegal immigrants from Myanmar, including 134 Rohingya, were arrested in Kuala Kurau waters near here after their boat got stuck on the Kalumpang sand dune.
Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said 87 people were arrested in the boat about six nautical miles off the coast on Saturday while the rest were nabbed after swimming as- hore when trying to escape, reported Bernama.
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