Baby among 12 suspected beggars arrested in Kota Tinggi


KOTA TINGGI: A 12-month-old baby girl was among 12 individuals believed to be beggars who were arrested in an Integrated Operation on illegal immigrants at three separate locations around the Kota Tinggi district on Sunday (April 16).

Kota Tinggi District Police Chief Supt Hussin Zamora said all of them, aged between 12 months and 66 years, were arrested during an operation carried out in collaboration with the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) and the Social Welfare Department (JKM) between 2pm and 4pm on Sunday.

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