Police nab 14 foreigners in Ketereh for suspected human trafficking


KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force has foiled a human trafficking attempt with the arrest of 14 foreigners in an operation in Kampung Paya Lada, Ketereh on Thursday night (Jan 16).

Southern Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the 11.45pm raid on a house led to the arrest of eight males and six females, four of them children, all believed to be Myanmar nationals.

"All failed to produce valid identification or travel documents and are believed to have been smuggled into the country illegally,” he said in a statement.

He added that a man, 24, and a woman, 27, were believed to have acted as guides in smuggling the group into Malaysia.

"The man also had a Yaba pill on him. All of them are currently being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63.

"Both guides are also being investigated under Section 26J of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (ATIPSOM) Act 2007,” he said, adding that all the suspects have been taken to the Kota Baru district police headquarters for further action. - Bernama

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