KUANTAN: Police arrested two local men in Lipis to assist investigations into a human trafficking case involving Myanmar nationals during an Integrated Crime Prevention Operation on Thursday (Oct 17).
Lipis OCPD Supt Ismal Man said during the operation that started at 4pm, police inspected a four-wheel drive vehicle driven by a 25-year-old man at Jalan Lipis-Merapoh, Padang Tengku.
He said during the inspection, five Myanmar nationals were found inside the vehicle and all of them did not have valid travel documents.
In the same operation on the Lingkaran Tengah Utama highway (LTU) near the Aur Gading intersection, Padang Tengku, he said he saw a car stop on the road shoulder.
"The result of the inspection found that the car was driven by a 49-year-old local man with four Myanmar nationals as passengers comprising two men and two women, and they too did not have valid travel documents,” he said in a statement Friday (Oct 18).
Thus, Supt Ismail said the two local men were detained to assist investigations in accordance with Section 26J of the Anti-Human Trafficking and Anti-Smuggling of Migrant Act 2007.
The nine Myanmar nationals, aged between 12 and 37 years old, were detained under Section(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for travelling without valid travel documents. - Bernama
