Worker smuggling foiled

Worker smuggling foiled

PEMALANG, Central Java: Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 46 Indonesians into Malaysia and Singapore to work illegally.

Police stopped the bus that was taking them to Pekanbaru, Riau. Only two people were arrested, one the man believed to be the organizer and another, his bodyguard, Antara reported.

Pemalang Police chief Lt. Col. Sudibyo said the 46 prospective workers have all been sent back to their villages in Batang and Kendal.

Most of these workers paid hefty fees to the brokers, not knowing that they were going to be smuggled into Singapore and Malaysia. They had all been duped into believing that their move was all legal, Sudibyo said. (emb)