Overview
- Selangor maritime officers intercepted two unregistered boats off Sabak Bernam in the early hours of January 26 after intelligence on human smuggling.
- Officials say the 46-year-old Perak lorry driver admitted he sought to keep a second marriage from his first wife and tried to return from Medan without a passport.
- He told authorities his second wife in Medan is five months pregnant and in critical condition and that this was his first time using the back route.
- The first interception around 12:30 a.m. involved 26 Indonesians and two Malaysians on a fiberglass boat piloted by a 36-year-old Myanmar national; a second boat around 2 a.m. carried 24 undocumented migrants and three Indonesian crew, including a three-month-old baby.
- Investigators reported syndicate fees of RM1,500 to RM2,500 per person, and all detainees remain in custody as inquiries continue with no charges announced.