Myanmar family pays RM6k to enter Malaysia illegally via Langkawi waters
KAJANG: A Myanmar couple claimed they paid RM6,000 to be smuggled into Malaysia by sea with their two children, with the help of a Thai boat skipper.
A Myanmar family paid RM6,000 to illegally enter Malaysia via waters off Langkawi, according to a woman who accompanied the undocumented couple. The woman, 37 years old, said her husband organized the journey with a Thai boat skipper, who was paid to transport them and other Myanmar nationals to Malaysia. The family arrived in Malaysia about one-and-a-half years ago and are currently working at a furniture factory in Kajang.
They are still seeking refugee status through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Meanwhile, another Myanmar woman, 24, paid RM3,000 to a Malaysian land smuggler to cross into Malaysia illegally through an illegal border crossing in Sungai Golok, Kelantan. She has been in Malaysia for five months and works at a local factory.
During the operation, enforcement personnel encountered several foreigners attempting to flee, with 248 detained for further investigation.
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