GOF arrests 40 illegal immigrants smuggled across Kelantan border
General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abd Hamid said the arrests were made between Aug 8 and 15 by the Eighth Battalion under Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan.
He said the detainees comprised 30 men and 10 women.
"Twenty-nine were Myanmar nationals, including 14 adult men, nine adult women, five boys, and one girl. The remaining 11 were Pakistani men," he said when contacted.
Ros Azhan said investigations revealed the migrants were en route to the Klang Valley and Penang to work as plantation labourers, construction workers, and domestic helpers.
"They told our personnel they had paid between RM4,400 and RM5,000 to agents, or tekong darat, depending on the distance and risks involved in smuggling them across the border," he said.
He added that in some cases, foreign-based tekong darat had arranged for the migrants to be sent directly to their destinations in Malaysia.
Ros Azhan said intelligence showed smugglers continue to exploit Kelantan's porous border to bring in undocumented migrants.
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KOTA BARU: Forty undocumented migrants were detained after illegally entering Malaysia via the Kelantan border within a week. General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abd Hamid said the arrests were made between Aug 8 and 15 by the Eighth Battalion under Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan. He said the detainees comprised 30 men and 10 women. "Twenty-nine were Myanmar nationals, including 14 adult men, nine adult women, five boys, and one girl. The remaining 11 were Pakistani men," he said when contacted. Ros Azhan said investigations revealed the migrants were en route to the Klang Valley and Penang to work as plantation labourers, construction workers, and domestic helpers. "They told our personnel they had paid between RM4,400 and RM5,000 to agents, or tekong darat, depending on the distance and risks involved in smuggling them across the border," he said. He added that in some cases, foreign-based tekong darat had arranged for the migrants to be sent directly to their destinations in Malaysia. Ros Azhan said intelligence showed smugglers continue to exploit Kelantan's porous border to bring in undocumented migrants.
