Cops bust fake job syndicate that trafficked 238 Malaysians, six arrested


PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman operations against human traffickers offering fake jobs overseas have led to the arrest of six suspects.

In a statement on Friday (Aug 19), police secretary Deputy Comm Datuk Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said a special operation was conducted with the Labour Department of Peninsular Malaysia, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Council (Mapo) and the Home Ministry on Aug 3, dubbed Op Pintas "Daya".

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