Police intercepted two vehicles in Gua Musang and Kuala Krai transporting the migrants to Kuala Lumpur for a fee.
KOTA BHARU: Police detained 13 people, including 12 Myanmar nationals without valid travel or identification documents, in two separate operations in Gua Musang and Kuala Krai yesterday.
The arrests involved two vehicles believed to be transporting Myanmar nationals to Kuala Lumpur for payment, with the incidents occurring several hours apart.
Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said a 40-year-old local man was arrested along with seven Myanmar nationals after police stopped a suspicious Perodua Aruz during a crime prevention patrol along Jalan Sungai Terah at about 10.50am.
