Malaysian authorities arrested 36 Afghans and six Pakistanis after detaining two boats trying to smuggle them to Australia via Indonesia, a top marine police official said Monday. Marzuki Ismail, central Selangor state's marine police chief, told AFP that authorities Saturday also arrested 14 Indonesians, including three boat operators, involved in smuggling migrants.
Marzuki said the 42 arrested Afghans and Pakistanis had paid 1,300 dollars each to get to Indonesia, adding that a criminal syndicate operated by Malaysians and Indonesians could be behind the incident.
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