Human trafficking: Nine Indonesians arrested in Pontian
JOHOR BAHRU: Nine Indonesians, including a transporter and two sea captains, as well as six migrants, were arrested through an Integrated Short Cut Operation in the Sungai Boh area, Serkat, Pontian today. Pontian District Police Chief Supt Hadzrat Hussien Mion Hussain said the operation at 2am was the result of intelligence information regarding the smuggling of migrants into and out of the country via ungazetted routes. “All those arrested are aged between 24 and 51, including a one-year-old girl and a woman,” he said in a statement. He said a Proton Wira car, a fibre boat with engine, eight mobile […]