TANAH MERAH: Police arrested 34 people, including four locals suspected of acting as smugglers in an operation to bring in illegal immigrants through an unauthorised route at the Yuti Illegal Landing Point in Nibong here.
Tanah Merah OCPD Supt Mohd Haki Hasbullah said the operation on Sunday morning also led to the arrest of 30 Myanmar nationals, comprising 18 men and 12 women, Bernama reported.
He said the operation, based on intelligence, was carried out under Op Inter Agensi KDNKA IPD Tanah Merah.
Supt Mohd 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 in a car.
Two vehicles were also seized for further investigation.
