TANAH MERAH: Police have arrested 34 people including four locals suspected of acting as smugglers in an operation to bring in undocumented mmigrants through an unauthorised route at the Yuti Illegal Landing Point in Nibong here.
Tanah Merah OCPD Supt Mohd Haki Hasbullah said the operation at 9.45am on Sunday (Nov 8) also led to the arrest of 30 Myanmar nationals, comprising 18 men and 12 women.
He said the operation, based on intelligence received, was carried out under an operation by the district police headquarters' Internal Security and Public Order division.
"The operation was led by the Nibong police station and Batu Gajah police station chiefs and involved 10 personnel from Nibong, Batu Gajah, Bukit Bunga and Lalang Pepuyu stations," he said in a statement on Monday (Nov 9).
Supt Haki said three of the four locals arrested tested positive for drugs.
Police also found a bottle containing a liquid suspected to be ketum water, with an estimated volume of 450ml, in a car.
He said two cars were seized for further investigation.
The case is being investigated under Sections 55E and 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 30(3) of the Poisons Act 1952. – Bernama
