Human trafficking syndicate crippled with the arrest of five, 12 Indian nationals rescued

KUALA LUMPUR: Twelve male Indian nationals were rescued by the Immigration Department following several raids on a human trafficking syndicate in Sarawak.

Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said a 40-year-old local man, who was known as Dudley and also the mastermind, was detained along with four syndicate members, aged between 25 and 40, in the operations conducted from Aug 19 to 22.