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Malaysia has arrested more than a dozen members of an alleged people trafficking syndicate after intercepting a ship carrying 127 Sri Lankan migrants believed to be bound for Australia and New Zealand, authorities have said.
"With these arrests, the Royal Malaysia Police has successfully foiled a large and cunning human-smuggling syndicate", police chief Mohamad Fuzi Harun said.
Almost 100 Sri Lankan men, 24 women and nine children were aboard the ship, which was making its way to worldwide waters when it was stopped.
Police also raided a fishing vessel used to transfer the migrants to the boat and detained Indonesians and four Malaysians on board, " he also said. One other 5 Malaysians have been later nabbed for suspected involvement within the smuggling syndicate.
Malaysian Police say that the tanker was carrying 131 Sri Lankans headed for New Zealand and Australia.
"This syndicate has been operating since mid-2017 and has global connections across Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia", he added.
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Further details were a matter for Malaysian authorities, he said.
"New Zealand is strongly committed to regional efforts to combat people smuggling".
A spokesman from the Australian Department of Home Affairs said the incident showed the "enduring threat that people smuggling poses across our region".
"So I think, on the face of it, there's no possibility that it could be thinking of attempting to go to New Zealand".
"If a person knows what they're doing, and trying to enter into New Zealand, then they need the full force of the law on them".
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