‘Rat routes’ to bring in illegal maids found and exposed


PETALING JAYA: The Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detected a new method to smuggle in Indonesian domestic workers through Johor waters.

Its director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said a syndicate offering employment interviewed potential maids online before organising and managing the movement of the illegal immigrants into the country.

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