ALOR SETAR (Kedah, Malaysia)\u00a0April\u00a0 22\u00a0(Bernama) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained two Myanmar nationals believed to be the involved\u00a0in the smuggling\u00a0of illegal immigrants including Rohingya into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kedah and Perlis MMEA deputy operations director Maritime Captain Zulinda Ramly said the men were arrested in an operation following information obtained from a group of 202 Rohingya arrested in Langkawi waters for illegally entering the country on April 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said the first arrest, a 36-year-old man, was made at a house in Simpang Empat on April 16 while the second suspect, a 31-year-old, was detained at an unnumbered house in Guar Chempedak, Yan two days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Initial investigations found that the first suspect was the brother-in-law of the main mastermind behind all the human trafficking activities into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The search conducted in the first suspect’s house led to a payments log book to the agents which led to the arrest of the second suspect,” she said in a press conference here Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zulinda said\u00a0MMEA was currently tracking the main suspect\u00a0who is believed to have arranged the entry of the illegal immigrants via the country\u2019s waters, particularly\u00a0off\u00a0Kedah, Penang and Johor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Each immigrant has to pay RM1,500 to the agent and their modus operandi was to ferry them using large boats while in Myanmar\u2019s waters before switching to smaller boats once they have crossed our waters,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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