12 held from Naf en route to Malaysia
Friday, 24 October 2014
COX'S BAZAR, Oct 23 (UNB): Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested 12 Bangladeshi people from the Naf river in Jadimora area of Teknaf upazila on Wednesday night while they were trying to go to Malaysia illegally.
One suspected broker-Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Nilaa village of Teknaf upazila, was also arrested from the area.
Mohammad Mosa, Tekhnaf station commander of Bangladesh Coast Guard, said being tipped off, an operation team of Coast Guard launched a drive in the area about 10:30 pm and arrested the 12 people who gathered there before setting off for Malaysia by a boat with the help of the suspected broker, Shafiqul, without valid documents.