Cops arrest Myanmar illegals in oil palm smallholding

21 May 2023 09:49pm
Eight undocumented Myanmar immigrants hiding in an oil palm plantation in Kampung Kubang Binjai, Pasir Mas were detained on Saturday.
Eight undocumented Myanmar immigrants hiding in an oil palm plantation in Kampung Kubang Binjai, Pasir Mas were detained on Saturday.
PASIR MAS - Police arrested eight illegal immigrants from Myanmar, including a woman, in an oil palm smallholding in Kampung Kubang Binjai, near here yesterday.

Pasir Mas district police chief ACP Kama Azural Mohamed said police acted after receiving a tip-off, with all eight failing to produce valid documents.

"They admitted to entering Malaysia illegally by boat and were bound for Kuala Lumpur,” he said in a statement here today.

All eight have been remanded for two weeks and the case is being investigated under Section 51 (3) of the Immigration Act 1959/63. -Bernama

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