Active since 2024, network amasses RM1.5m by charging migrants RM10,000, RM15,000 each

Vessel crewed by four found to have breached licence conditions, lacking valid identification documents

Three-member panel rules that sentences to begin from arrest date on January 26, 2023

Over 1,600 arrested for various offences like smuggling, environmental crimes from January 1 to December 31

Wave of detainments come as authorities crack down on possible human trafficking

Woman found hiding under four-wheel drive vehicle, traumatised after years of scoldings, beatings by employer

Naypyidaw spearheads eradication campaign with 350 foreign nationals arrested yesterday, over 68,000 deported in last three years

Initial information reveals syndicate may have been operating in Malaysia, several neighbouring countries, says Kedah top cop

This year alone sees 436 migrants detained at at Pantai Teluk Yu, waters of Pulau Rebak Besar, says MMEA

Authorities will nonetheless save lives in incidents like capsized boats in Malaysian waters, says Saifuddin

Search sector radius expanded over 250 square nautical miles using assets from various agencies, says Kedah/Perlis MMEA chief

Manila working to find deportation procedures for those in holding camps, facilitate rescue of those in scam hub compounds

Four including mastermind behind foreign worker agency arrested in sting

Accused can face life sentence or up to five years imprisonment, caning if convicted

Five accused face between 15, 20 years imprisonment, fine upon conviction

Asean member states ramp up efforts to break syndicates' stranglehold in region

KDN remains committed to implementing integrated measures, including addressing emerging trends like job scam syndicates

Over 9,000 foreigners involved in online scam operations nationwide deported between January, May 2025

Offence prosecutable under ATIPSOM Act 2007, with 15 years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The police uncovered a human smuggling syndicate operation using a homestay as a transit location after raiding an apartment unit in Setapak and detaining 12 foreign nationals.