Three netted for housing immigrants

Three netted for housing immigrants

MALACCA, Malaysia (AFP): Malaysian police yesterday detained three people, including an Indonesian with permanent resident status, under Malaysia's Internal Security Act (ISA) for allegedly harboring illegal Indonesian immigrants.

"We are investigating their modus operandi and their connections as they have been operating for several years," said Arthur Edmonds, Malacca state police chief.

Edmonds said the three, aged between 38 and 45, were picked up in separate operations late Monday and early yesterday, adding that all three were suspected of assisting illegal Indonesian immigrants enter the country, or providing them with shelter.

The latest arrests brings the total number detained under the ISA to five. Last week a lorry driver and a police lance-corporal were detained for bringing in and harboring illegal immigrants.