Two Rohingya men nabbed for smuggling 269 migrants into Langkawi

Two Rohingya men who are believed to have masterminded the illegal entry of another 269 fellow Rohingya into Malaysia last month were detained in an operation involving five agencies in Langkawi recently.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kedah and Perlis director Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the two men, aged 29 and 35, were nabbed after almost two months of surveillance.

The agencies involved in the joint operation were...