22-month-old toddler among 38 undocumented migrants nabbed in Klang
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A 22-month-old toddler was among 38 Indonesian undocumented migrants detained in a raid on a budget hotel in Klang last Saturday.
Klang Utara district police chief Nurulhuda Mohd Salleh said the 12.30am raid was conducted following information gathered through an operation codenamed “Op Lejang”.
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Klang Utara OCPD Asst Comm Nurulhuda Mohd Salleh
(pic) said the 12.30am raid was conducted following information gathered through an operation codenamed Op Lejang”.
She said the police had detected a group of Indonesian nationals who were staying at the hotel and behaving in a suspicious manner.
Among the foreigners detained was an Indonesian man, in his 50s, who was believed to be the mastermind of a migrant smuggling syndicate, she said in a statement Friday (Dec 18).
ACP Nurulhuda said the suspect was responsible for collecting money from illegal immigrants for their temporary accommodation and arrange a suitable date for them to return to their home country by boat.