Army arrests 31 Myanmar nationals trying to enter M'sia illegally


ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Army’s 2nd Division Infantry arrested 31 illegal immigrants near the Malaysia-Thailand near Bukit Kayu Hitam on Monday (Jan 13).

The Army said in a statement that the arrests were made at about 6am around the area under the supervision of the 6th Malaysian Infantry Brigade by a team conducting a patrol that detected the immigrants hiding in an oil palm plantation near the border.

"Checks revealed that all 31 illegals were Myanmar nationals, 14 men, 14 women, two boys and a girl, aged two to 42 years old,” the Army said.

The operations team also seized an amount of cash, 23 mobile phones and some jewellery with a total value of about RM27,000.

The illegal immigrants were then handed over to the Bukit Kayu Hitam police station for further action. - Bernama

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