Four boat skippers, 30 undocumented migrants nabbed at illegal jetty in Nibong
TANAH MERAH: Four men believed to be boat skippers were detained alongside 30 undocumented migrants from Myanmar in an operation at the Yuti illegal jetty in Nibong yesterday.
In a joint operation at the Yuti illegal jetty in Nibong, four suspected boat skippers and 30 undocumented migrants from Myanmar were apprehended by police yesterday morning. Superintendent Mohd Haki Hasbullah of the district police revealed that the raid was initiated based on intelligence received. The search at the spot led to the arrest of a total of 34 individuals, including 30 undocumented migrants comprising 18 men and 12 women from Myanmar.
The remaining four were Malaysian men believed to have facilitated the smuggling of the migrants into the country, with three of them testing positive for drug use. Police also found a bottle containing approximately 450ml of ketum juice in a Perodua Myvi parked nearby. The Myvi and a Honda City were seized at the scene. The investigation is being conducted under the Immigration Act, Dangerous Drugs Act, and Poison Act.
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