SHAH ALAM: A total of 59 foreigners, including four agents, were detained in a raid in Jalan Kebun here.
Shah Alam district police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the raid was conducted by the Bukit Aman Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Migrant Smuggling division at about 6pm on Thursday (Dec 14) on a house believed to have been used as a transit point.
"This operation led to the arrest of 53 Indonesian nationals, including 12 women, five Bangladeshi men and one Myanmar man, all aged from 20 to 56.
"Also arrested were four Indonesian agents believed to have helped the migrants flee the country through ungazetted routes while the rest were migrants who needed the agents' services to leave the country," he said in a statement.
Mohd Iqbal said 55 suspects have been remanded for 14 days while the four agents are in remand for 28 days adding that the case wqas being investigated under Section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Migrant Smuggling Act as well as Sections 6(1)(c) and 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act.
He added that anyone with more information on the matter can contact investigating officer ASP Muhammad Abdul Hafiz Sariee at 014-890 5051. – Bernama
