Selangor cops nab 52 illegal immigrants hiding in swamp and homestay

SHAH ALAM: Police have detained 52 illegal immigrants, including three "tekong", at two separate locations through Ops Nyah 1 Selangor in Kuala Langat near here.

Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor Saleh said the 52 comprised Indonesians and Bangladeshis aged from six to 50.

He said they were detained at the Pantai Long Beach area in Morib and at a homestay in Kampung Endah, Banting by the Fourth Batallion of the General Operations Force on Friday (Sept 16).

"The team was out on patrol when it came across 11 Indonesian illegal immigrants, including a girl, at a mangrove swamp in that area.

"After interrogating them, the team raided the homestay in Kampung Endah, leading to the detention of 41 more illegal immigrants – 37 Indonesians and four Bangladeshis.

"Preliminary investigations showed that three of the Indonesian men at the house are believed to be the 'tekong' who arranged their journey into Malaysia," he said in a statement on Saturday (Sept 17).

He said preliminary investigations also found that the illegal immigrants paid between RM2,000 and RM4,500 to a syndicate for jobs in the farming and construction sectors in Pahang, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

He added that the illegal immigrants were taken to the Banting police station for investigation under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrant Act and Immigration Act. – Bernama