Police in
Malaysia have busted a Chinese people smuggling ring which tried to claim UN
refugee status for its victims, they said Saturday.
Officers detained 16 Chinese nationals over allegations they
were smuggling people from China to Thailand and into Malaysia, where they
would then make false claims for refugee status.
Deputy national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the
suspected traffickers were arrested in Kuala Lumpur and in the southern state
of Johor on August 6, and held under the country's tough internal security
laws.
"We believe the suspects were involved in a syndicate
trafficking people from China to Thailand before smuggling them into
Malaysia," he was quoted as saying in the Star daily.
"Once here, they obtained fake travel documents before
the victims were sent to other countries.
"The syndicate would also apply for real United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugee cards claiming the victims were political
refugees so they can stay in Malaysia for a longer period."
Police counter-terrorism task force head Mohamad Fuzi Harun
told the New Straits Times newspaper that 11 of the 16, who were on a Chinese
human trafficking wanted list, were deported last Thursday.
He said the group was suspected of operating in Malaysia and
Thailand for two years, adding that officers had seized fake Turkish passports
and Malaysian identity cards, as well as more than 268,000 ringgit ($89,900) in
various currencies.
Source : AFP
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