Pregnant woman with 18 criminal records caught ferrying undocumented migrants
TUMPAT: A 35-year-old woman who is three months pregnant and had been ferrying undocumented migrants from the Kelantan border to various destinations for several months was arrested today.
At 4 a.m. in Kota Baru, a pregnant woman with 18 criminal records was apprehended by the General Operations Force (GOF) Seventh Battalion for her role in smuggling undocumented migrants. Tasya, 35, is three months pregnant and had been operating from the Kelantan border for several months. She had eight undocumented migrants in her rented Perodua Myvi, which she paid RM120 daily to use for transportation.
Tasya, who hails from Wakaf Che Yeh, claimed she was paid RM70 per migrant, transporting them from Tumpat to Kota Baru before they took public transport to their final destinations. Her arrest is part of a GOF effort to curb migrant smuggling activities, particularly along Kelantan's borders. The woman has a history of drug-related offenses and housebreaking, making this her 18th criminal conviction.
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