The Immigration Department of Malaysia conducted a raid and arrested a total of 36 people, including 20 Bangladeshis. All of them entered Malaysia illegally.
In a press release on Sunday (September 03, 2023), Malaysian Immigration Department Director-General Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said 32 men and 4 foreign women were detained. Last August 30, these illegal immigrants were arrested in a raid at Bersepadu Selatan area of Bandar Tasik Selatan in Kuala Lumpur around 4:30 pm. This express bus came to Kuala Lumpur from the province of Kelantan on the border with Thailand.
He said the operation team identified three buses in total who carried these illegal immigrants to the port of Tasik Selatan along the East Coast Expressway.
He said that 20 Bangladeshi men were arrested. The arrested also included 12 Myanmar men and 4 Myanmar nationals. Their age is between 19 to 45 years.
The statement added that many of them have passports, but no seal or stamp to enter Malaysia. Many do not even have passports. Many of them were previously banned from entering Malaysia
He said that the human traffickers took Tk. 2 lakh or more from these people to enter Malaysia. After that, they were brought into Malaysia using the neighboring country illegally. These illegal immigrants are taken to work in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Those detained have breached the Immigration Act 1956/63 and have been sent to Semenyeh Immigration Detention Center for further questioning. Datuk Ruslin said the Immigration Department is trying to catch the masterminds of the human trafficking ring.